Broken wings

The acquaintance of the two originated from a heavy rain.

When Ruan Tang was collecting the stall, it was raining heavily, and he hurriedly put away the salute items, and went to find a place to shelter from the rain before braving the rain, and saw a pavilion not far away, and hurriedly pushed the cart over, and just stood there, and when he was about to move things up, he saw a girl who was also sheltering from the rain, so he asked out loud: "This girl, can I come in and take shelter from the rain?"

Yu Yan

turned around, Ruan Tang saw her face, and for a moment she was in a trance, and Yu Yan responded: "Oh, yes, it's raining so hard, come up quickly." As he spoke, he went down with an umbrella to help him carry his belongings, and when they had carried all the things, the two looked at each other and saluted.

Yu Yan looked at the wet rain cloth and asked softly, "What's in this car?"

"It's a few calligraphy, paintings and books by Xiao Shengti. He lifted the rain cloth, Yu Yan casually took a book and turned a few pages, was attracted by the beautiful handwriting, and said with a look of surprise, "You wrote all this?"

"Yes. "

"Your handwriting is so beautiful and beautiful. Yu Yan praised without hesitation.

"Thank you. "

The two took shelter from the rain together, Ruan Tang secretly looked at her with his spare eyes, and found that Yu Yan was also secretly looking at him, and the two of them immediately turned red.

"Do you have a stall nearby? I live around here. "

"Yes, I have been setting up a stall on Qiandao Street for more than ten days. "

"What? are you still leaving?".

"Yes, I want to go to the capital and go to Beijing to catch the exam, but my mother is

seriously ill and can't do without the support of Yinliang, so I can only slowly sell some calligraphy and paintings, exchange money for my mother's treatment, and go to the capital to catch the exam. "

"It's still far from the capital, how long have you been on the road?"

"It's been three or four years. "

"So long?" Yu Yan exclaimed, Ruan Tang smiled helplessly, "Our family is left with me and my mother, my mother can't do without people, go slower, sooner or later, you can arrive one day." "

"You're still a dutiful son. "

Since that day, Yu Yan

has often gone out with him and taken care of his mother together, his mother likes her very much, always clings to Ruan Tang's hand, and tells him to treat Yu Yan well, Ruan Tang is just a poor scholar at this time, afraid that he will be poor for many years, and he does not dare to delay her youth without authorization, so he has not clearly stated his feelings for her. The elm goose was not in a hurry, but like a bright flower, it bloomed fragrantly beside him.

Once when Yu Yan went to his house to look for him, he found that there was no one at home, so he thought that Ruan Tang's mother's condition had deteriorated, and hurriedly went to the nearby hospital, where Ruan Tang and his mother were there. Yu Yan strode over, sweating profusely and asked, "What's wrong? What's wrong?

Ruan Tang turned around, his eyes were red and swollen, and he saluted her slightly: "You are here, my mother's condition has suddenly deteriorated, and the doctor said that medicine is urgently needed to save her life, but the medicinal materials are extremely expensive, and I ...... them

."

Yu Yan asked the doctor, "Doctor, how many taels of silver do you need?"

"The medication plus the consultation fee can be no less than three hundred taels of silver. The doctor said, "This has been delayed for a while, and I am afraid that it will be ...... later."

Yu Yan was also stunned by the number, pursed his lips, Ruan Tang has no relatives and friends here, he must not be able to borrow money, he was born and raised here, and he can still think of a way, so he asked: "Ah Tang, how much do you have in your hands?"

Ruan Tang's face was full of bitterness: "It's just a few two." "

"Good. Yu Yan turned around and said to the doctor, "Please also ask the doctor to treat my aunt first, I will make up the money, and I will give it to you today." "

The doctor hesitated a little, and Yu Yan said again: "I will do what I say, my family lives here, and I won't pay the bills, but I just ask you to treat your aunt first." "

"Good. "

Ruan Tang looked at her with a little hope, but it was mixed with a few difficulties: "Ah Yan, you ......".

"Don't say so much at a critical juncture, Ah Tang, I'll go and raise money for you, you stay here. After finishing speaking, she ran away without a trace, leaving Ruan Tang looking at her back stupidly, with mixed feelings in her heart.

At noon, Yu Yan took the money, Ruan Tang took the money bag in her hand, only felt heavier than 10,000 catties of stones, and when she saw the slap marks on her face and her red and swollen eyes, she asked eagerly, "What's wrong? Who hit you?"

Yu Yan shook her head: "It's nothing, pay the money quickly, is my aunt okay?"

"It's all right, the person just woke up, and now he's asleep again. Ruan Tang brushed her hair behind her ears and asked softly, "What's wrong?"

Yu Yan took the money bag in his hand and gave it to

the doctor, and then walked out, Ruan Tang walked out with her, Yu Yan turned his back to him, and said softly: "The son of a rich merchant in our town wants to marry me, and I have agreed." "

"What?" Ruan Tang's heart sank, and he walked in front of her, "You say ......

."

The corners of Yu Yan's eyes turned red again: "My father and mother know that we have dealings, and they have told me a lot of powerful relationships, so I feel that my thoughts are too simple, that rich businessman has liked me for several years, and now that I have reached the age of marriage, there is no need to delay it anymore, you will bless me, right?"

Ruan Tang asked in a hoarse voice, "Since you have already made a decision, why do you want to send me money?"

"Aunt is very nice, I don't want her to have any accidents, this is also our acquaintance, the last thing I left to you. "

Ruan Tang trembled and gasped: "...... Good. "

Since that day, Ruan Tang

has never seen her again, and he left this place soon after, his mother asked Ah Yan a few times why he didn't come, Ruan Tang was in a trance, and didn't want to say more, his mother also knew, and sighed: "The girls all want the future, you are a poor scholar, even if you are happy with people, your parents will see if the girl will suffer in the future, and then they are willing to rest assured that they will marry you ah." As he spoke, he became sad, "In the end, I still bother you, if I don't ...... you."

"Mother, don't talk nonsense, if it weren't for my mother's hard work to bring me up for me to study, I wouldn't have today's knowledge. Ruan Tang clenched his mother's hand, "Then wait for me to gain fame, and when I can give her a bright future, I will marry her again." "

The mother shook her head sullenly: "By then, I'm afraid she will already be a wife and a mother." "

"No, I believe in her,

if she really listened to her parents and wanted to break off with me, she wouldn't send me money, her eyes were red, she cried, and there were marks of beating on her face, maybe she did it just as a stopgap measure, I don't believe that Ah Yan would marry someone else. Ruan Tang rarely had such a firm time, his mother's rough hand caressed his face, "Then don't let her down." "

"I will live up to it. "

-

Ouyang Qian bowed his hand to the two of them and said, "Congratulations to the two of you, after several years of separation, you finally have a lover who finally becomes a family." "

"Teacher, if you hadn't introduced Yunguan to the official career, I'm afraid that Yunguan would still be a depressed person running for a livelihood at this time. Ruan Tang bowed deeply to Ouyang Qian, "And ...... I heard Ah Yan say that the teacher helped her out of the siege more than once, saving her from fire and water, Yun Guan thanked the teacher for Ah Yan, if the teacher was sent in the future, Yun Guan will be on call and spare no effort. "

"Alright. Ouyang Qian helped Ruan Tang up and said with a smile, "It's good, you two stand together, it's really a natural pair." "

"Thank you. "Your Highness. "

"Then what are your plans for the future?

"I don't know when Ah Yan will be able to leave the palace? Yunguan was ready to wait for Ah Yan to leave the palace, so he welcomed her to complete the marriage. "

Yu Yan saw that Ruan Tang was anxious, and reminded in a low voice: "The palace maid can only leave the palace when she is twenty-five, and the days are almost up." "

Ouyang Qian looked at Ruan Tang with a worried face, and understood what kind of mood Ruan Tang was in when they reunited after a long absence, he must be eager to hope that Yu Yan could be with him and make up for the hard days that Yu Yan had endured alone over the years.

"I have a way to do this, when the time comes, I will tell the emperor that you will leave the palace in advance. "

"Ah, thank you. Ruan Tang seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, bowed down and said, Yu Yan blushed and pulled him, "Oh, you let His Highness see the joke......

."

"A happy event, Yunguan, Ah Yan, congratulations, when the time comes, the banquet is arranged, remember to invite me to drink the wedding wine. "

"Definitely. "

Ouyang Qian went to the Chengming Hall to wait for the pen and ink, and said while grinding the ink: "Father-in-law, Dengzhou has written several times, all because of the lack of talents, but the child has a recommendation, and the child thinks that Ruan Tang is enough to serve as the minister of Dengzhou and assist Deng Yan, I don't know what the father-in-law wants." "

"Don't you think he's not qualified enough to take on a heavy responsibility?"

"Ruan Tang has been conscientious since he was in power, and he has made a lot of achievements, I also asked Fan Zhong, and his colleagues around him, they all praised him for his ability and qualifications, if you are not at ease, you can give him a low-level official position first, but I think his talent should not be underestimated, as long as he is given time, the minister can also afford it. "

"Then send a book to Deng Yan and see what he thinks. "

"Good. Ouyang Qian hesitated for a moment, then raised his eyes again, "The child has another reluctant request." "

Yuyan is twenty-four this year, and it is really not small, Ouyang Qian invited her to leave the palace, Ruan Tang went out of the palace for a while, purchased a dowry, and then the two went back to Yuyan's hometown together, although the parents of the Yu family fell out with Yuyan a few years ago, saying that they didn't recognize this daughter, but now the son-in-law has become a high-ranking official, and it is also a marriage with a head and face, so they agreed to marry the two.

Yu Yan was angry a few years ago, but now, Ruan Tang has helped her earn it back.