The Precious Lady – Chapter 187

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第187章 梅娘子回归

温家要办喜事,这喜事办得却也低调。

毕竟这家的姑爷刚走,作为岳丈的温维明就续弦,自然不好大操大办。

年关将至,温家在一片喜气洋洋中迎来了梅清。程允章派了仆人护送,一路风尘仆仆,到温家时已是晚上。

这可乐坏了陈妈,又是搭火烧饭,又怕听漏了故事,锅铲都舞出了火星子,快速做好三菜一汤。

温婉留宿程允章那仆人,那仆人却不肯,只说年关将至自己也要回播州和家人团聚,温婉不好挽留,只打赏了小锭银子,又让红梅安排了住宿,这才坐下陪那梅娘子。

梅娘子一看见温婉就扑到她怀里,只恨不得立刻跪下磕头,抓着她的手似有满腹委屈要说,“多谢少东家救命之恩…若无少东家…便无我梅清。”

温婉连忙将她扶起来,笑着说道:“梅小娘子,这件事我没有出大力气,主要还是我义父和师兄。”

长夜未明,风雪不止,几个妇人关住一屋,屋内炭火正旺,桌上三两小菜一壶清酒。

温婉叫了陈妈和红梅作陪,温静听说梅清来了,连忙也跑了过来。

一张小小的桌上,围着五个女子。

“您义父?”

“嗯,我义父姚世真曾和令尊是官场同僚。他感念令尊为官清明,无意听说你身陷囹圄,很是着急上火。正好我师兄要回播州过年,因此特意让他绕道去打探你的情况。不曾想我师兄动作倒是很快,前脚刚接到你的消息,后脚就听他说已经派人护送你回来。”

梅清后知后觉,“那位程公子…就是少东家的师兄?”

“正是。”

“难怪人中风龙。”

陈妈将那碟子酱牛肉推到梅清跟前,看着瘦得只剩皮包骨的小娘子,陈妈心里将那安保年骂了千遍万遍,眼里全是心疼,“梅小娘子,别只顾着说话,你边吃边说。”

温静擒着梅清的衣袖,“梅姨,你都瘦了!”她将自己跟前的菜全部推到梅清那边,“你多吃一些!”

“唉!”梅娘子应了一声,见几双眼睛都齐刷刷的看着自己,笑得更加腼腆。

到地方了,这心才算是安下来。

说来也怪,她在温家不过只呆了十日,却对这地方有一种莫名其妙的归属感。

刚吃了一口,衣角被温静扯了一下,小姑娘那双布灵布灵的眼睛望着她,“梅姨…重荣弟弟怎么没跟着你一起?”

陈妈也揪着心,“对呀,那小子…是不是安家不肯放人?”

陈妈这话勾起了梅清的伤心事,让她憋了一路的情绪终于在此刻发作,小娘子红着眼睛,“程公子说…若只有我一人,自然好离开安家。可若是带上重荣,只怕我们母子二人都走不了。与其双双陷在安家,不若先救我一个,等我安顿好了,再想法子把重荣弄出来。”

一时之间,众人沉默。

程允章说得对,梅清是被安家休弃,于情于理,安家都不能扣着人不放。

可重荣…毕竟姓安!
红梅不解的问:“可他们之前怎么放重荣走的?”

“先前是重荣机灵,见我离开安家,悄悄翻墙跟上我的。”梅清眼里出现一抹茫然,想起临走时那位程公子对她说的话,又想起安重荣跟着她这个娘一路吃的苦头,竟不知道到底该不该将儿子带在身边。

“安保年他这个人…沽名钓誉,觉得我在外经商丢了他们安家的脸面,因此不辞辛劳翻山越岭的把我掳走,并将我关在地窖之中。安家人每日一餐给我吊着命,却又想不出处置我的办法。”

“好在程公子来了。他找到我,说受少东家所托来救我出去。”说到这里,梅清向温婉投去感激一瞥,“后来,听说有读书人告到县学,县学教习上门警告了安保年,又透出口风说今年的巡考大人有意要寻几个读书人做幕僚,让安保年在这样关键时候谨言慎行。那安保年痴迷权贵,闻言只有听从的份儿。”

梅清脸上露出一抹嘲讽。

“后来,有个媒婆上门,说平县这边有个老员外是个鳏夫,就想娶个生过儿子的妇人做续弦。安保年觉得我做个员外妻子也不算辱没了他安家,这才肯放人。”

“我逼着他签了再不干涉我生活的契约书,临走时还狠狠羞辱我一番,告诫我去了新夫家后务必收敛性子,好生服侍新夫君。”

“不过后来我才知道,这一切都是那位程公子的手段。安保年将我关起来的事做得很是隐秘,除了安家人知晓外,广济县少有人知。县学更不可能知晓。我猜测应当是程公子从中斡旋。”

温婉闻言,感慨程允章这借力打力的手段。

元六郎是个草包,可程允章却绝对是个面甜心黑的芝麻馅汤圆。若酒坊之争,她的对手是程允章,她又能有几分胜算?

一时之间,大家都有些沉默。

红梅叹息道:“那如今重荣还得留在安家?”

梅清抿唇,眼尾发红。

这当娘的哪个舍得丢下自己的孩子?
温婉以前不明白,可自从做了妈妈,每天感受到肚子里孩子的变化,她也逐渐明白当时自己身患恶疾,无论如何发作,妈妈都从来不曾放弃她的原因。

从前她在网上看到过一个帖子,说如果你变成蟑螂,妈妈会怎么办?
底下有很多暖心的评论。

妈妈说:会给你弄个小盒子,每天给你找吃的,把你养起来。

听完感觉尸斑都淡了许多。

或许她就算变成蟑螂,妈妈也会觉得她是一只很可爱的小蟑螂吧。

“重荣跟着我这娘…只有吃苦受罪的份儿。他若留在安家,至少能读书习字。我…我不能耽误他的前程。”

瞧见梅清眼底的挣扎和痛苦,陈妈连忙道:“梅小娘子,都说宁跟讨饭娘,不跟当官爹,重荣那小子跟着他爹…未必有跟着你好。”

“可他到底是他儿子,虎毒不食子,他总不至于害自己儿子吧?”

红梅也摇头,“不是说…那家里还有个手段厉害的小妾吗?叫什么…什么姨娘!”

温静立刻接口,“林姨娘!重荣弟弟说了,那是个坏女人!每次当着安举人的面对他嘘寒问暖,扭过头就掐他掐得出血!偏偏安举人还不信!”

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这本书大约在100万字出头,我尽我最大的努力,不弃坑、不水文,一点一点慢慢进步……感恩…比心心
(本章完)

The Precious Lady

The Precious Lady

万金娘子
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The text is as follows: "【The Merchant Lady vs. The Cunning Power Lord】 It is said that the Wen family in Ping County has a fortune made of gold and jewels, even the bowls for eating are made of gold. Unfortunately, Old Master Wen has difficulty producing heirs, with only two daughters. With Old Master Wen gravely ill, the Wen family is about to be stripped bare by relatives. The newly arrived Wen Wan is quite anxious. She desperately needs a well-behaved and docile son-in-law—just as Wei Zheng, the Marquis of Huai'an, who was sent to Jiangnan to investigate a case, is ambushed and left in critical condition, he is knocked unconscious and urgently delivered to Wen Wan’s bed. The amnesiac Wei Zheng becomes the Wen family's son-in-law Zhao Heng. His hand that once wielded a sword turns into one that cooks soup. Finally, Wen Wan diagnoses a pregnancy and without hesitation throws the drugged Wei Zheng into the snow-capped mountains five hundred miles away, leaving him to fend for himself. Meanwhile, she dons a white flower on her head and black gauze on her arm, throwing a banquet to bid farewell to her "suddenly deceased" husband. When the citizens of Ping County mention the merchant lady, they all sigh: This young woman is suffering! Her man is dead, leaving her to live with her old father and two children. Don’t let her wealth fool you; she must be in immense pain. Wen Wan wipes her tears with a handkerchief, repeatedly agreeing, fearing others might see her secretly delighted heart. Later, as the Wen family's fortunes attract envy, Wen Wan is thrown into prison. The one handling the case is none other than the renowned Marquis of Huai'an. The Wen family exhausts all their wealth in efforts, but the case makes no progress. In the prison, a cold-eyed man in a blue shirt asks her, “Merchant Wen, I’ve heard that you once vowed to remain faithful to your deceased husband for life?” Wen Wan trembles: Brother, I was being honest, please let me go."

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