Listening to the sound of the rain hitting the bamboo leaves, Xie Yun silently stood in front of the court, and the silk lamp under the porch dimmed the warm and dim light, and slowly scattered out of the court, dispelling the shadows under the trees little by little.

I saw that the two hollyhocks in front of the court grew very well, and now they are one zhang high, the branches and leaves are tender and green, and they are more agile against the backdrop of the rain, Xie Yun's eyes moved slightly, and he muttered for a moment, and then turned his head to look sideways at the white furnace beside him.

"White Furnace. ”

As soon as he heard his son-in-law's voice, Bai Lu hurriedly lowered his head and said, "The little one is here." ”

Xie Yun turned his head sideways, looked at the delicate hollyhock in front of him, the corners of his lips moved, and finally said loudly: "Tomorrow, the hollyhock that will be separated will be removed." ”

Hearing this, Bai Lu turned his head and looked over, then nodded and said, "Yes." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Lu raised his head again and asked, "Childe, where are you going to move?"

Xie Yun looked sideways slightly when he heard this, and then said in a calm tone: "Send it to Cui's Mansion." ”

Bai Lu nodded again and again when he heard this, but the next moment he raised his head in surprise and said, "Cui Mansion?"

Seeing that the white furnace reacted greatly, Xie Yun raised his eyes and looked at it, and then said loudly: "It will be Miss Cui's birthday in a few days, so I will use this cultivated hollyhock as a birthday gift." ”

Seeing his son-in-law explain this, Bai Lu immediately frowned, and hurriedly said: "Hey, the little one remembers, don't worry, Ming'er must get up early in the morning and send the hollyhock over completely." ”

Xie Yun nodded when he heard this, and before leaving, he looked at the two hollyhocks that were attached to each other, and then turned around and walked in the door and said, "It's not early, you can go and rest." ”

Bai Lu nodded with a smile when he heard this, heard the sound of the door closing, and then turned to look at the two hollyhocks alone, barely staring at the flowers.

Sure enough, early the next morning, Bai Lu ordered someone to take an umbrella, squatted on the fence in front of the court to dig out the hollyhock, carefully put it into a porcelain pot with exquisite workmanship, and then personally carried the flowers into the carriage until Cui's mansion.

Cui Zhiwan was combing his hair under the window, and he heard the sound of hurried footsteps outside, and before he turned his head, he saw that the soft curtain was lifted, and the green mustache hurriedly walked in, and he was leaning on the high side, and he looked like he couldn't catch his breath, which caused Cui Zhiwan to tilt his head slightly, and couldn't help but quip: "What's the matter? Isn't it that you are fighting with dogs, and even you are catching up?"

Seeing that his own girl was laughing at herself, the green mustache immediately stood up, her eyebrows were full of jumping joy, and swept the people who were waiting in the house, and then she mysteriously stepped forward and said, "The slave is happy for the girl, but the girl laughs at me." ”

"Oh?"

Cui Zhiwan raised his eyebrows, then turned sideways slightly, the hand holding the comb paused slightly, and the corners of his lips hooked up a little smile and said, "You can tell me, what are you happy for me?"

Hearing this, the green beard smiled stupidly, and said with a pair of eyes flashing with joy: "The slave is happy for the girl, and someone has given the girl a birthday gift today." ”

Hearing this, Cui Zhiwan couldn't help but smile, then turned sideways, carefully pulled out a strand of hair, and gently combed his hair in the mirror and said, "Who sent it?" I remember that it is still on the booklet as before, and when the time comes, we will also pay it back." ”

Seeing that his own girl was so usual, the green man couldn't help but say: "The slave maid doesn't tell the girl who gave it first, you just need to listen to what kind of gift is given today, and you will know who gave it." ”

Cui Zhiwan raised her eyebrows when she heard this, and said with a strange smile: "What's wrong with you girl today? ”

Seeing this, the green mustache smiled mysteriously, and then leaned into Cui Zhiwan's ear and said softly: "The birthday gift sent today is a pot of hollyhocks, girl." ”

Hearing the word "hollyhock", Cui Zhiwan immediately remembered a person, and then turned to see the meaning of the green mustache's smile, immediately stood up, forgot to put down the comb, and trotted out like this with a cloud of hair, leaving the call of the green mustache behind.

When she lifted the soft curtain and walked out of the house, the breeze suddenly drifted over with a drizzle, which made people feel refreshed, but Cui Zhiwan didn't care at all, just lowered her head, and saw a pot of excellent hollyhocks placed under the corridor, which was similar to the one planted in front of the yard of Shudi's hometown, which was familiar and difficult to hide her joy and excitement.

This is, his birthday gift to himself?

The soft curtain was lifted again, and the green beard walked out immediately, and stepped forward in a low voice with joy: "Early this morning, the white furnace next to Xie Yun Gongzi sent this pot of hollyhocks, and the slave maid listened to the white furnace and said that Xie Yun Gongzi had separated the hollyhocks that the girl had sent from one plant. ”

Listening to the green man's explanation, Cui Zhiwan's heart gradually dizzed warm, and then turned his head to look at the hollyhock with raindrops, and gave birth to a little closeness, walked over slowly, his right hand probed slightly, stroked the tender green branches and leaves, and the corners of his lips couldn't help but smile with a girl's smile.

At the beginning, she gave him hollyhock seeds, and now he has raised another hollyhock plant to give to her.

For some reason, she couldn't help but think of a sentence in her heart.

Cast it with a peach, repay it with a plum.

The girl lowered her eyebrows and smiled, her eyes becoming warmer and softer.

"Move this hollyhock to the front of the court, and plant it right in front of my window. ”

So that when she woke up every morning, she could see it at a glance.

The green beard naturally understood what her girl meant, and immediately "belched", and then said with a smile: "The slave remembers." ”

……

In a blink of an eye, it was the end of the month, Xie Yun's mother, the wife of the Xie family's house, Yang's boat finally arrived in the capital, under the reception of Xie and Gu Jingxi personally going to the dock, Yang went to Gu's mansion first, visited Gu Zhengde and Fu's, and met a few juniors in the mansion, originally the Gu family wanted to stay with Yang in the mansion, but because Xie Yun had set up his own mansion in the capital, and the Xie family originally had a few idle properties in the capital, so under the euphemism, Yang still resigned from Gu Zhengde and Fu, and then went to Xie Yun's mansion to tidy up temporarily。

When Yang arrived at Xie Yun's mansion, Xie Yun was still participating in the court meeting, so he left the white furnace to wait in the mansion, and the white furnace saw Yang's carriage and horse stopped in front of the mansion, and hurriedly trotted forward to salute, Yang learned that Xie Yun had not returned to the mansion, and did not say anything, only nodded gently, and then entered the mansion by the white furnace.

After cleaning up, the Yang family let Bai Lu lead him around the mansion, and saw that although this mansion was far less spacious than the old mansion of the Xie family in Chen County, it could be regarded as quiet and elegant, and a worried heart was put down.

"Turning around this hanging flower gate again, it is the courtyard where the son lives on weekdays. ”

Listening to the words of the white furnace, Yang walked in along the hanging flower door, only to see the white walls and tiles, the bamboo forest in the courtyard, and the cyan stone bricks under his feet, which was quite interesting in the south.

Walking slowly to the bottom of the corridor step by step, Yang stood there quietly, looking at the spring-filled courtyard, and asked, "Is the son okay here?"

Bai Lu grinned when he heard this, and hurriedly replied: "Mrs. rest assured, everything is fine with Childe." ”

Hearing this, Yang nodded reassuringly, but when he looked down, he saw that the green plants in front of the court were exactly the same as those in Xie Yun's courtyard in Chen County, without the slightest change, which showed that his son still likes to miss old things.

The corners of Yang's lips were slightly raised, but the light of his eyes suddenly fell on a special green plant, this flower, which he had never seen before.

"What's that?"

Bai Lu looked at the place pointed by Yang, his eyes lit up slightly, and he immediately smiled and said, "Mrs. Hui, it's a hollyhock." ”

"Hollyhock?"

Yang raised his eyebrows slightly, and then said loudly: "This flower doesn't look like something from our south. ”

Bai Lu smiled slightly when he heard this, and replied respectfully: "Mrs. Hui, this hollyhock was given to Gongzi by others, and Gongzi planted it with his own hands, and I heard that it grew in Shudi." ”

"Oh?"

Yang was slightly surprised, for so many years, she had never seen her son cultivate any green plants with his own hands, and Ah Yun, who couldn't help but wash his hands a few times when he practiced calligraphy, would actually squat on the fence in front of this court to plant flowers?

Yang is becoming more and more interested in this flower.

"Who sent it?"

Bai Lu heard this, and did not answer directly, but replied smartly: "This little one has never heard the son say, the slave only remembers that the son came to Beijing when he participated in the flower banquet of the Changping Eldest Princess's Mansion, and——"

"What else?"

Hearing Yang's question, Bai Lu did not delay, and said with a straight smile: "A few days ago, when Gongzi came back from the mansion of Lord Shangshu Cui of the Ministry of War, he learned that Lord Shangshu's daughter Miss Cui had a birthday, so he asked the little one to separate one of the hollyhocks and send it to Cui's mansion as a birthday gift. ”

As soon as he heard this, Yang's eyes were slightly stunned, and then he understood what was coming, and he deeply looked at the hollyhock, but in his heart, he firmly remembered the girl from Cuifu.

In the end, it is a child who went out of his womb, Yang knows very well that his son seems to be easy-going, but he is alienated inside, and he can ask his son to personally send a birthday gift to others, but I am afraid it is not simple.

This Miss Cui, she wants to know who it is more and more.