Outside the Yasukuni Mansion, a green-roofed double-wheeled carriage stopped steadily at the door. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Gu Hanqing opened the curtain, and Liu Shao, the chief manager of the mansion, hurriedly came out with his subordinates to greet him: "Young Master Cousin, you have finally arrived, the old lady has been waiting in the mansion for a long time." ”

Stepping out of the carriage surrounded by everyone, Gu Hanqing glanced up at the word "Chengfu" with gold trim on the top of his head, a slight ripple in his calm eyes, and then walked in.

Stepping through the gate and passing through the stone platform, it is the main hall of the visitors, which is named "Shuying Hall" with the meaning of "sparse shadow horizontal slope and clear water". ”

In the hall, the man sitting on the Taishi's chair was Cheng Yan, the minister of Yasukuni. Although he is over half a hundred years old, he is still in good shape, his eyebrows are sparse, and his eyes are as sharp as an eagle.

And the well-dressed woman beside him is Cheng Yan's main room, that is, Cheng Jinzhi's mother-in-law, Zhang.

Zhang is the cousin of the emperor of the current dynasty, and at the age of eighteen he married into the Cheng Mansion as the lord of the county, and it has been nearly 30 years. She is shrewd and capable, diligent and thrifty, and Cheng Yanqinse and Ming, and has a son and a daughter under her knees. ”

"Master, when Hanqing comes back this time, shouldn't he also help him get married. Zhang said tentatively, "Our daughter is not too young, it's time to get married." ”

"I've thought about it too. Cheng Yan thought about it and said, "Brother Gu had the intention of marrying Jin'er to Hanqing before his death, if our two families can marry Qin and Jin, it will naturally be a good thing to have the best of both worlds, but it's just ......"

Zhang Shi heard the deep meaning of Cheng Yan's desire to speak, and said tactfully with a tactful look in his eyes: "I know what you are worried about, master, and it will be too late to think about it in the long run after this birthday banquet, after all, this Hanqing is also a member of our family." ”

"Old lady, the young master has arrived. While the two were discussing, Gu Hanqing had already walked slowly towards the main hall.

"Hanqing, I'm finally back. ”

As soon as Cheng Yan saw Gu Hanqing, he immediately got up to greet him, and his originally serious face showed a friendly smile.

"Godfather, godmother. Gu Hanqing bowed and saluted, and his gestures were respectful.

"We don't have to be polite between father and son, just come back. Cheng Yan raised his hand, "It's been hard along the way, sit down and have a cup of tea first." ”

Gu Hanqing had just sat down to take a breath, and the Zhang family had already taken a closer look at him up and down with the help of him. It's not because she wants the old cow to eat tender grass, or because her own biological son is not filial enough, just because in the eyes of the Zhang family, Gu Hanqing, the young master of the Gu family with a lot of money, is one of the most ideal sons-in-law in her mind.

"Oh, our Han Qingzhen is getting more and more handsome, no wonder those two girls in the house keep talking about you coming back. Just now, I was talking to your godfather about your marriage. Zhang said with a smile, and quickly glanced at Cheng Yan.

Cheng Yan was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Yes, Hanqing, you are not young, you should also consider marrying a wife and having children, if your father knows about it, he must also hope to see you start a family earlier." ”

"That's right, your godfather is right. Zhang put on a face of three aunts and six mothers-in-law and asked, "What's the matter?"

Gu Hanqing naturally didn't expect that as soon as he landed, he was asked about his family by two people who took turns singing double reeds, so he could only reply truthfully: "Also... Not yet. ”

When Zhang heard him say this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and his almond eyes were full of smiles: "Also, although we are so good in Hanqing, there must be many girls who want to marry you to break through the threshold, but how can this ordinary woman be worthy of you, this vision must be higher." ”

Gu Hanqing was not a soft-eared person, but now seeing Zhang's attitude so attentive, he always had a feeling of falling into the tiger's den. He took a shallow sip of tea to hide the embarrassment in his heart, and said with a forced smile: "It seems that when I come back this time, my godfather and godmother are planning to be this matchmaker for Hanqing." ”

Cheng Yan and Zhang's glanced at each other, Zhang's mind was exquisite, and he knew that Gu Hanqing had already guessed a few eyebrows, so he said unhurriedly: "This says that matchmakers have more children, and your godfather and I have always treated you as our own son, so we naturally want to choose a good marriage for you." ”

"That Hanqing thanked my godfather and godmother for their kindness in advance. Gu Hanqing said perfunctorily, in order to block the topic quickly, he hurriedly beckoned the entourage beside him and handed over a gift box, "By the way, this trip is in a hurry, a little light gift, I hope the godmother likes it." ”

"It's good that people are back, why bring gifts. Zhang really changed his conversation, took the gift box while saying politely, and just opened it and looked at it twice, and said happily, "Yo, this string of pearls is really beautiful, crystal clear, full and plump, and it is one of the best treasures at a glance." ”

"This is the pearl of the North Sea, I saw that it matched the temperament of the godmother, so I asked someone to stay. ”

Gu Hanqing saw that the Zhang family had focused on the gift, and his heart was greatly relieved. Sure enough, the thing that makes the three aunts and six mothers-in-law excited in the world is that the man of the east family is unmarried, the woman of the west family is unmarried, roast a chicken in the south, and stew a duck in the north.

"It's been a long time since I've received such a flattering gift. Zhang's spring breeze put away the gift box, "Godmother, listening to you, it's sweeter than eating honey." ”

"Beihai pearls are a rare thing, it seems that Hanqing is more interested in your godmother than my godfather. Cheng Yan pretended to be dissatisfied, and Zhang couldn't help but smile and squeezed his eyes at Gu Hanqing: "Hanqing, look at your godfather, you're still jealous at a great age, isn't the child coming back to congratulate you on your birthday?"

"Okay, don't sit here when you come back," Cheng Yan affectionately stretched out his hand and put his hand on his shoulder, "I sent someone to prepare some dishes in the garden for you to catch the wind and wash the dust, and our father and son will go to catch up on the old days." ”

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Cheng Mansion is one of the few mansions in the capital, and Cheng Yan always likes to play with flowers and plants in his spare time, so this garden alone accounts for half of the entire mansion.

At this time, Cheng Jinzhi, who had escaped under the pretext of an excuse, slipped into the garden from the backyard path, and finally got rid of the pestering Cheng Yu. As the faces of the two gradually became clear, she hurriedly hid behind the rockery.

"It turned out to be the old man. ”

Cheng Jinzhi couldn't help but sink his face when he saw Cheng Yan. Since the death of her biological mother, the father-daughter relationship between her and Cheng Yan has become even more indifferent, even if they meet on the road, they have to deliberately take a detour. In Cheng Jinzhi's mind, there will always be an insurmountable gully between the two of them, and this gully will only get longer and longer with the passage of time, just like her hatred for Cheng Yan, getting deeper and deeper.

"Eh, who's the guy walking next to this old man?"

Cheng Jinzhi stretched her neck curiously, but when her eyes made contact with Gu Hanqing beside Cheng Yan, she couldn't take her eyes off it anymore.

Humble gentleman, gentle as jade, dressed in moon-white robes, with a beautiful temperament.

Although there was still a short distance, Cheng Jinzhi's face had already flown two blushes, and his hands unconsciously covered his cheeks.

"This person, is this person a ......?"

Just as she was fascinated by it, and her feet tried to follow her up, she was patted twice on the back.

"Go away, go away, don't bother. Cheng Jinzhi scolded twice without looking back.

However, after a while, someone reached out and slapped her twice.

"Who, it's endless!"

Cheng Jinzhi turned around impatiently, and the smile on his lips froze at the corners of his mouth for a moment.

I saw that the four servants who let her go just now were standing behind her with their hands on their shoulders, looking at her with a smile on their faces.