Chapter 173 Interpretation
Thinking of the scene when she first met Mrs. Cao, she also thought that she was introverted and arrogant, not a person who was easy to negotiate, and was even more difficult to influence than Ning Nanyou.
Who would have expected that Cao would protect her like this now. Ning Nanyou was unwilling to go to the North Courtyard, so Mrs. Cao refused to see the king and the prince for discomfort. It was not until he was forced to go to the North Courtyard for a short while before Mrs. Cao accepted his greeting.
In this way, all kinds of small details made Jiang Chengjia feel warm, as if she had maternal love that she had never had since childhood.
She was covered with a faint mist in front of her eyes, and she was stunned for a long time. After realizing that she was a little disobedient, she hurriedly lowered her head, raised her sleeves and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said softly: "My mother is so proud of her daughter-in-law."
Cao sighed slightly and said, "I don't have my own selfishness. Zhao'er is a child who is very stubborn and always feels resentful because of old things. But since you entered the house, although you can't persuade him to let go of the past, once things involve you, he will always worry more. Although I stay in this house all day long, turning a blind eye to the things outside the window, I also know a little about what he is planning now..."
Jiang Chengjia raised his eyes and looked at him, waiting for Cao to continue to say the following.
Cao looked at her and paused for a moment, saying, "Half a month ago, you two quarreled... Although I don't know what the specific matter is, I think it's always related to the war that started in the flat ground in Linhe City?"
Jiang Chengjia frowned slightly and said nothing.
Cao continued, "These days... I don't want to see him because of this... But although I blame him for causing war for no reason and harming the innocent people of this county town, I can't really blame him. Zhao'er was not so paranoid as she was when she was a child. I can't escape the connection when he became like this."
Mrs. Cao turned her gaze away from Jiang Chengjia, and looked at a painting hanging on the blue brick wall facing the short couch. After a moment of silence, she pointed her slender fingers at the scroll made of white silk on the wall, and said softly: "Do you know... who made this painting?"
Jiang Chengjia looked along her fingers at the brick wall opposite.
I saw a beautiful landscape painting of green mountains hanging on it, two rows of geese with exquisite and ingenious paintings flying in the air, and the remaining part of the blank space brought up four lines of poetry. She was led by Cao and walked to the painting before she saw clearly what the poem said: "The rivers and rivers are green and the clouds are caves, and the spirit of the nine provinces surrounds the clouds. The two geese fly and fly to protect them loyally, and the ink and white in the green mountains carry the bones of the heroes."
Jiang Chengjia was lyrics and his eyes were stuck in the majestic aura of the white and white mountains on the painting. It was originally a long scroll of rivers and mountains, and the boldness in the painter's chest was revealed in strokes and strokes, but because of the two rows of flying black geese that were carefully drawn over the sky, they seemed a little lonely and lonely. If you look closely at this painting, you will find that under the mountains and rivers where the geese could not move, there was a strong wind scattered ink sweeping the vast land of China, as if it was about to destroy everything.
From this point of view, the geese hovering above were desperate to take advantage of the wind, as if they wanted to protect this pure land home, trying to drive away the irresistible natural power. Suddenly, a heroic spirit was highlighted.
She couldn't help but exclaim: "It is worthy of being a poem written by Master Lu, which expresses the meaning of this ink painting to the fullest."
Cao smiled and said, "A Luo is truly worthy of being the sister of Jiang Zhusi. She has read a lot of books and knows that the poem "The Geese Flying the Bones and the Blue Blue Clouds" was written by Lu Yu, a great scholar in the literary world at that time."
Jiang Chengjia lowered his head slightly and said humbly: "My mother was too proud. Master Lu's poem was spread throughout the Wei Dynasty. At that time, scholars and talents who admired his talents could recite this poem... My daughter-in-law was also honored to know this poem because she heard that her brother often remembered it. The calligraphy and painting hanging in her mother's room... Could it be that Master Lu's handwriting was written by Master Lu?"
Cao nodded and said, "Lu Yu's poem was very famous back then... This painting was indeed the source of his poem. However, although the poem was written by him, the painting was not his writing. The person who painted it was my old friend, and the old friend was not worth mentioning, so I won't say much. A Luo knew that Lu Yu's poem, and he must also know that his person was kind and kind. So do you know that Chang Mengjun rebelled at the end of the second year of Yangjia?"
Jiang Chengjia was stunned and nodded slightly, "This case shocked the Jiuzhou continent back then...everyone knew it."
"Do you know... the more strange the mastermind in the Chang Mengjun case, the older the general, and Lu Yu, who was discussed as accomplices, was framed?" Cao continued to ask.
"There is another reason behind this matter. My daughter-in-law knows a little. My brother admired the heroic figure of the veteran General Yueqi and the literary pride of Master Lu. After the Chang Mengjun case, his brother, who was only fourteen years old, rushed to Luoyang to inquire about the situation. He still doesn't believe that they will do something to rebel." Jiang Chengjia held his hands tightly in his sleeves, knowing that Cao was going to tell her the reason why Ning Nanyou was so extreme now, so he answered according to her words.
These words... were extremely private words. The case was a hot topic back then. Emperor An's iron-blooded tricks on plotting rebellion led to the majority of Master Lu in the capital. Yueqi's pleading for love were demoted one after another, expelled from the capital, dismissed from office and investigated or confiscated the whole family. Therefore, countless casualties and wounded in the case, and blood flowed into a river. No one dared to mention this matter again today, because once it was mentioned, it would be a disaster that would be a disaster. If you were not careful, the whole mansion would die.
She only married into the Marquis' Mansion for half a year, but Cao was willing to talk to her about such old things, which was firmly blocked by the emperor, and then she said that she completely regarded herself as her family and believed that she would never do anything to betray the Marquis' Mansion or the King of the Marquis' Marquis.
Although Jiang Chengjia had already known the whole story of the past, and knew that Ning Nan was now in revenge, he was still grateful for Cao's trust in her, and his eyes were wet.
Cao took her hand, sat down on the couch, and told her in detail about the dusty past thirteen years ago.
After she finished speaking all the words, she saw that Jiang Chengjia's face turned a little pale.
Cao thought that these bloody past events finally scared the little girl who seemed to be fearless, so he comforted her and said, "Don't be afraid, these things... Fortunately, now it's over..."
Jiang Chengjia sighed and said, "Isn't my daughter-in-law afraid... my mother told me so much... I want to tell me... These things that Junhou has done... are all for revenge on his teacher, right? Do I tell me not to blame him?"
Seeing that she said this directly, Cao was quite surprised: "My son is smart, and I know what I mean so quickly."
"Mother... it's not that my daughter-in-law can't understand Junhou, but that what Junhou is doing now is very dangerous... and so many years... it must have hurt many innocent people... Such a thing that is harmful but not profitable will only make him continue to become hateful and more paranoid. Does my mother's intention today want to advise me not to stop Junhou from taking revenge?"
Mrs. Cao's face froze and she fell silent.
"My mother also saw that the Linhe City was disturbed by a war. The Wuhu people bullied our territory so much... The people in Linhe City were panicked and hid at home all day long and refused to leave the palace. It was even the most lively east and west cities on weekdays... Now they are silent like empty streets... This morning, Ji Shu ordered the servants in the mansion to go out to buy the ingredients I needed. When they returned with goods, they lamented, saying that there was no one in the ordinary vegetable market, and they had to go all over to buy ingredients.
The entire county town even needs to leave the gate of the capital to buy the things you need from the neighboring city. Such an empty city... Could it be that Master Lu and General Yue Qi, who are spiritual in the sky, are you willing to see? Besides, these days, aren't you angry with him because of the war between the king and the prince intervening, and have refused to pay attention to him so far? My daughter-in-law knows... Dissuading the prince may not necessarily be effective, but sincerity will lead to gold and stone. My daughter-in-law can persist and convince the prince to let go of his obsession."
After being reminded by Cao, Jiang Chengjia woke up from his guilt towards Ning Nanyou yesterday. Suddenly, he didn't know what he did yesterday and this morning? What were he feeling guilty and annoyed?
Although Ning Nanyou had never fought against the Jiang family, Gu An and Tong Wu, he chose to fight against the innocent people in Linhe. Most of them were small farmers who lived hard life by relying on men and women to weave, or merchants who did small businesses... They were originally working from sunrise to sunset, and earned their family income honestly... Now they suddenly created this catastrophe... The streets and alleys in the county town were like empty cities, and every family was closed and closed, without trading, and had no way to survive. The county town was sealed, grain was used, and the goods could not be transported and sold, and the way to trade was intercepted. These people without power could not make family income. They were also afraid of the Wuhu generals who were all over the county, so they could only stay hungry at home, and were afraid of the future.
Yes, in addition to Gu An and Jiang Taigong, there is a small civilian in this county town, with hundreds of thousands of innocent lives, but she is only guarding the protection of the Jiang family for her brother and forgetting them.
Jiang Chengjia said indignantly, and felt that he had lost etiquette in front of Cao, so he kept his voice down and lowered his tone slightly and said, "My daughter-in-law's words are too extreme, please forgive me."
Chapter completed!