On this day, Yu Mingzhi did not leave the Salesian Bureau until curfew.

She sat in the carriage back to Guo's house, leaning on Qin Ji's shoulder, and her interest was still there.

"Shall we come back when we are done with our marriage?" she asked softly.

Qin Ji said: "I'm afraid that you are tired, and the affairs of the Salesian Bureau will never be easy." ”

Yu Mingzhi said: "I'm not afraid, I used to study with my father, what kind of hardship have I never suffered? Archery, horseback riding, at that time, in order to be able to pull the bowstring and shoot the bull's-eye, I practiced day and night, and my fingers were red, but I just wanted to show those people in the barracks that the girl's family would not lose to them." ”

Qin Ji took her hand and spread it out to see it, as if she could see the old scars from the ruddy and smooth palm.

Yu Mingzhi said with a smile: "Don't look solemn, the traces on your hands have long disappeared." ”

Qin Ji held her hand in the palm of his hand, "As a result, it must have impressed them." ”

Yu Mingzhi smiled embarrassedly and said, "I did tell some people to shut up, but unfortunately my father refused to teach me too much later, saying that it would be good to defend myself." He didn't want me to really become a female general who led troops to fight in the future, he had experienced the war, he knew how dangerous it would be, how could he be willing to let his family be trapped in it. ”

When she said this, she looked at the top of the carriage with empty eyes, as if she could see the picture of the past from there.

Qin Ji followed her gaze and silently clenched her hand.

Yu Mingzhi lowered his eyes at this time and whispered: "What I like, you also like, what I hate, you also hate." So. I love what you love. What's more, I want to learn more about how to take care of children. ”

When she reached the second half, her voice lowered, and a little crimson appeared on her cheeks.

Qin Ji wrapped his other hand around her shoulder, "Okay." ”

Her wish, he will definitely do his best to make it happen.

Yu Mingzhi nodded at his chest, "I know what you want, even if I go to the Salesian Bureau, it will stop me, just look at it and don't do anything." ”

Qin Ji sighed frankly: "You want to go because of me." But I don't want you because I'm burdened with unnecessary responsibility. ”

Yu Mingzhi said: "We will be husband and wife." ”

She said it very simply. But enough reason.

"I see. Qin Ji hugged her tighter and gently kissed her on the forehead.

Yu Mingzhi laughed and leaned on his chest with great peace of mind.

The carriage drove briskly through the silent and deserted streets, and the bells in the corners of the carriage made a crisp "Ding Zero" sound. It rang all the way until it came to the door of Guo's house.

The Guo family knew that the eldest lady had entered the palace to see the queen. One by one flattered. Don't wait for her to come back and don't dare to sleep.

When the porter saw that the eldest lady was back, he ran to the hall in surprise and shouted, "Miss." The eldest lady is back!"

Guo Chang and Guo Yun's family all came out to greet them, and looked at this very "promising" eldest lady with a smile.

They greeted Qin Ji first, and Guo Changcai asked, "Baozhi, are you tired?" I have already asked my subordinates to prepare hot water and some food, so let's rest quickly." ”

Didn't she wonder what she was doing in the palace Yu Mingzhi glanced sideways at Qin Ji and smiled slightly.

Qin She was there, and no one dared to bother her.

Qin Ji nodded, "Zhizhi is indeed tired, rest early, and I'll come to see you in a few days." ”

After a few days, Yu Mingzhi took his hand, glanced at the Guo family out of the corner of his eye, and asked in a low voice, "Is something happening again?"

Looking at the worry faintly revealing in her eyes, Qin Ji squeezed her hand, "For the sake of our marriage, there are still many things to worry about in order to be perfect." ”

Yu Mingzhi couldn't bear to let him be tired, the things in the yamen were already annoying enough, and the marriage was even more tiring.

"As long as I can be with you. ”

"It's the most touching story I've ever heard. Qin Ji leaned into her ear and said.

Yu Mingzhi glared at him.

Qin Ji said: "Okay, let's go and rest." I have to go back, too. ”

"Okay, watch out on your way. Yu Mingzhi waved at him, but unfortunately the people of the Guo family were all in front of him, and they couldn't have a more intimate move.

After Qin Ji left, Yu Mingzhi returned to Chengyun Courtyard under Guo Chang's concerned advice. Zhu'er will only bring hot water to the maid, give the young lady a comfortable bath, and take out many years of housekeeping skills, pinch her shoulders and beat her back, so that the young lady who has been tired for a long time is comfortable.

"I'm going to be busy doing embroidery tomorrow, so that the young lady will feel much better. She said.

Yu Mingzhi nodded and said with a smile: "Zhu'er is so considerate and well-behaved, she will definitely have a good husband in the future." ”

Zhu'er blushed, "Miss, what are you making fun of me." ”

Yu Mingzhi said: "Isn't it possible that you want to be an old girl by my side?"

Zhu'er said: "Miss is good, and she is good to me, what does it matter if you are an old girl?"

Yu Mingzhi said solemnly: "I hope that everyone around me can be happy." ”

Pearls smiled.

Washing away the tiredness, Yu Mingzhi lay on the bed and sighed.

Many things she heard and saw today kept churning in her mind at this time, and she remembered every word and every detail strangely clearly.

Probably because she loves Qin Ji so much.

She closed her eyes and fell into a sweet dream.

When she woke up the next morning, she didn't feel tired at all, she was light and relaxed, and she didn't feel a headache when she saw Zhu'er placing the sewing basket on the table.

She refused to accept it again and again, but now she decided to dare to embroider a pair of mandarin duck quilts before the day of marriage, and if the time comes, she will embroider a pair of purses, one for her and Qin Ji.

Jing'er used to ask for embroidery methods in order to entangle her mother, so now it comes in handy.

Yu Mingzhi studied seriously, and regarded the female red who had never been taken seriously as the top priority now, from the selection of colors, to how to make needles, and how to embroider beautiful and natural patterns, all of which required a lot of thought.

She likes to worry about it.

Now, most of the quilt is complete. Only a few details are missing.

When she embroidered, she often thought that if her mother saw this quilt, she would be surprised, right?

Not only her embroidery, but also her thoughts about the Qinshe people.

She thought that it was time for her to tell her mother about this thought, so that she could watch her get married with peace of mind.

When you are tired of embroidering and resting, write a letter to your mother.

Yu Mingzhi thought, his movements at hand sped up a lot, and he hummed a ballad softly.

Neither Zhu'er nor Jing'er intervened to help, but only pointed and watched from the side, because this was Yu Mingzhi's unique intention. No one else can interfere. They heard Yu Mingzhi humming a ballad. Follow the tune and shake your body.

Zhu'er said: "Miss sings really well." ”

Yu Mingzhi smiled and watched a beautiful little flower appear on the red cloth.

Jing'er said, "Where is the song that Miss is humming?"

Zhu'er said: "Naturally, it's from Xiangzhou, right?"

Yu Mingzhi nodded, and did not stop singing.

But she didn't dare to sing loudly. Afraid of the sound going over the wall. The people of the Guo family heard it.

Fortunately, the entire Chengyun Courtyard was all dispatched by Qin Ji. Talk in the house and no longer have to worry about being overheard.

After humming a ballad, Yu Mingzhi breathed a sigh of relief, and stroked the freshly embroidered pattern with his palm. "Jing'er, how about you look at my embroidery?"

Zhu'er wanted to help her up, "Miss, you've been busy for an hour, can you have a cup of tea?"

Yu Mingzhi didn't feel tired, but he had to write a letter to his mother, so he got up and walked to the desk, "Zhu'er help me grind, I want to write some letters to my mother." ”

Zhu'er hurriedly replied, "Okay, miss." ”

Yu Mingzhi took out a few pieces of letterhead, thinking in his heart how to explain this matter clearly, if it was shy to say it carefully from beginning to end, but if it was missing, I was afraid that my mother would not believe it.

She was thinking about it when the voice of a maid sounded outside, "Miss, the old lady sent someone to bring you some cakes and fruits." ”

Yu Mingzhi looked up at the window, and there was a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl standing outside the half-open courtyard door, with an innocent and lovely round face, blinking a pair of watery eyes, just in front of her gaze, and hurriedly bowed and saluted.

She was carrying a bamboo basket in her hand, and judging from her movements, she was struggling to carry it, which showed that the bamboo basket contained a lot of "good things".

Zhu'er said strangely: "How can Mrs. Guo come to deliver things?" No matter how it is explained, and what kind of conclusive evidence is in front of her, this old lady always thinks that Miss is the culprit who messes up everything, and Yao Xiuning and Guo Baoyun are single-minded, and they don't take Miss in their eyes at all, and they are also very dissatisfied with this family affair, and they had a quarrel yesterday.

Yu Mingzhi said: "I'm also a little curious. ”

What idea does Mrs. Guo want to play?

Zhu'er said, "Then do you want to call her in?"

Yu Mingzhi thought for a while and said, "Call in, put down your things and tell her to leave." You must not miss her every move. ”

Zhu'er answered and went out to call someone.

Yu Mingzhi watched the little maid nervously cross the threshold and follow Zhu'er in.

Mrs. Guo just blindly favored Yao's mother and daughter in words, but in fact she didn't do anything substantial, unlike Yao's previous bribery and abduction of Guo Baozhi, and then poisoning and acting.

So there will be no problem with this basket of pastries and fruits.

But what was she sending them for?

Just like Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. Fu knew that they would attract the reprimand of the saint, they also had to discuss giving gifts to her.

The two groups are not related, but the methods and purposes of doing things are surprisingly the same.

Anyway, it's resting, so it's interesting to see what this old lady is going to do, and it's fun to pass the time.

The little maid quickly stepped into the house, put the basket on the table, and kowtowed to Yu Mingzhi respectfully, "The slave maid Caiyun has seen the eldest lady." ”

Yu Mingzhi sat on the step, flipped through the unwritten letterhead, and asked lazily, "Is there something wrong?"

Caiyun pointed to the bamboo basket on the table, "This is what the old lady instructed the slave to send, some of it was brought back from the Western Regions, I'm afraid that the young lady has never seen it before, so I will give you a taste of freshness." ”

The Guo family often had caravans to and from the Western Regions, selling tea and cloth, buying all kinds of strange things in the Western Regions, and taking them to the Central Plains for resale.

Xiangzhou is located in the Central Plains, all around is not a frontier, although I have seen those blonde Fanbang people and strange things, but in the end Xiangzhou is far away from the Western Regions, so many things have not been seen and eaten.

In these days in the Guo family, Guo Chang brought some from time to time to coax her to be happy.

She was happy, and Qin She was happy.

And when the people of Qin She are happy, the Guo family's family business can be bigger.

With a curious look, she motioned for Jing'er to bring the basket to her and uncover the white cloth that covered it.

Inside are some baked flatbreads and honeydew melons, as well as pastries from the Central Plains.

She asked Caiyun, "Does the old lady have anything else you want to bring to me?"

Caiyun said: "The old lady said that she figured it out. You are the eldest lady, the daughter of the Guo family, the palms and backs of your hands are full of meat, and there is no reason to favor one side and make the other party wronged. ”

Caiyun's voice is just like her appearance, soft and sweet, which makes people like it when they look at it.

But Yu Mingzhi doesn't have a good impression of people casually, and the previous lessons have made her understand more.

What's more, Caiyun was sent by Mrs. Guo, who has always supported Yao's mother and daughter.

She and Pearl's eyes exchanged glances, and in their eyes they exchanged each other's opinions on the matter—doubt.

It is suspected that Mrs. Guo's purpose is not pure.

Therefore, she will accept these foods, but she will definitely not eat them, and while pretending to be surprised on her face, she was moved to cry with red eyes, and said to Caiyun: "If the old lady can think like this, Baozhi will be able to marry with peace of mind." If you bring a message to the old lady, you will say that I will go over and say hello as soon as I have time. ”

Caiyun raised her head, smiled sweetly at Yu Mingzhi, and said, "Yes, eldest miss." ”

Yu Mingzhi nodded, and Zhu'er sent Caiyun away.

After she returned, Yu Mingzhi asked, "How is it?"

Jing'er said: "She didn't look around, she was well-behaved like a little white rabbit." ”

"Really?" "So what is she doing here?"

Jing'er nodded affirmatively, "Not really." ”

Yu Mingzhi believed her words. She sighed, told Jing'er to put the basket away carefully, and then picked up the brush and prepared to write the letter.

Pearls stood next to her grinding for her, smiling at the young lady who frowned slightly, pondering how to write a letter.

She had to take a sneak look at it for a while, although it was very bad, but she couldn't help it.

What kind of kind words will the young lady write to her son?

Yu Mingzhi's eyes wandered, and he noticed Zhu'er's smiling face.

Somehow, this smiling face overlapped with the colorful clouds just now.

She suddenly thought of something, jumped off the soft couch, put on her shoes, and then stood where Caiyun had stood just now, and looked in the direction where she was originally sitting.

What can you see?

She looked at everything as closely as she could see, not even the small ring on the table.

When she turned her gaze to the wall across the window, something fell into her eyes.

Her heart pounded. (To be continued.) )