According to Zhou Dingcheng's "clever plan", Xiao Nier's next step has three strategies.

The best strategy is to return to his hometown, wait for two years later, marry her, stabilize for a while, and then think of taking her back as a concubine. The middle strategy is that Zhou Dingcheng is the matchmaker, and asks Murong Yanran to make an exception to accept Xiao Nier as an apprentice for the sake of the situation, so as to create conditions for them to keep in touch. The next policy is for Zhou Dingcheng to accept her as a righteous sister, so that she can stay in the Zhou Mansion and see her at any time.

Zhou Dingcheng took great pains to do both, one is to keep in touch with Xiao Nier, and the other is to avoid misunderstandings and conflicts between Pomegranate and Xiao Nier.

The simplest and best of these three strategies is naturally to go home, but Xiao Nier is unwilling, she told Zhou Dingcheng again and again, she has no other meaning, she just wants to see it every day, whether she is a maid or a concubine, she is willing. In fact, her distinction between the two is also very vague.

Zhongce can only be said to be Zhou Dingcheng's hard work, he feels that this can greatly improve Xiao Nier's status and status, and Murong Yanran's disciple is by no means comparable to ordinary big families. It's just that whether Murong Yanran is willing to give this face, Zhou Dingcheng is not sure at all. Xiao Nier directly vetoed it, if she really wanted to leave, she would also go home to accompany her grandfather and father, but she didn't want to learn martial arts from any heroine and break into the world.

As for the third approach, there are also all kinds of awkwardness, there will be no problems with the Zhou family, but there are sequelae in this matter, I am afraid that sooner or later it will be exposed, and it will still be a mess at that time.

Xiao Nier heard a very clear meaning from Zhou Dingcheng's analysis, and knew that she had almost become a scourge, and then where she loved him, it was clear that she wanted to harm him and hinder his good future in the future.

So she decided to go according to the best policy and go back in a few days, and Zhou Dingcheng also promised to send her back in person.

It's just that when I went down the mountain, I heard about making a wish, and Xiao Nier's heart was alive again, and she wanted to make a wish, maybe it could come true. In that case, there would be no need to leave, and it would not hinder his good deeds.

Besides, I don't know what Xiao Nier thinks, he is still digesting his family history at this time, this information is complex and incomplete, leaving too many blanks, and there are too many places that cannot be explained, Zhou Dingcheng seemed to have discovered something just now, but he didn't say it.

Back at home, Ji Wu and Liu's mother were carrying all kinds of New Year's goods inside, smoked chicken, duck, bacon, whole pigs and sheep, and some other large bags and small wraps.

"Why do you buy so many things, you want to have a treat?" Zhou Dingcheng asked in wonder.

"It's the New Year, it's a bit of a New Year's look in general, and all kinds of things are indispensable. This is the young master's explanation. Liu's mother said with a smile.

This is indeed what it means, if he wants to have a lively and lively New Year, he wants to invite the Zhou family brothers and some friends from school to his home, so that everyone can get together, so as not to be alone.

"Do you want a treat?" Zhou Dingcheng asked.

"Hmm. Besides, he nodded, and said what he meant.

"Save it, you are a child at home for the New Year, don't talk about other people, Old Master Chen will not agree, and he will definitely detain you. I think you'd better stay with him, or I'll have to let you go to me. ”

"Lord Zhou, you can celebrate the New Year with us, and you can be regarded as a family member. Ji Wu said with a smile.

Now he is a family, but he is too young, and everyone is still used to treating him as a child.

Besides, I felt a grievance in my heart, how could I be beaten back to my original form when I returned home, I was very beautiful in Fengyang, although I was chased and killed all day long, but no one treated me as a child, and I was a big man everywhere. Now that I'm back in Suzhou, it seems that I can't live without an adult.

This is also because no one in Fengyang knows his real age, and everyone thinks that he is about twenty years old, after all, his medical skills and age are too incommensurate. The common people think that he is an old demon who has become a spirit, and the martial arts people think that he is an old man with a thousand machines, so how can they not admire and worship him?

When he returned to Suzhou, he immediately returned to the situation where he had just reached the age of sixteen, but he was just talented and outstanding. He is still a child, so he needs more care and protection. Needless to say, Zhou Dingcheng thinks like this, he has not left an inch in the past two days, just to protect the situation.

Zhou Dingcheng smiled and didn't answer Ji Wu, it is possible to celebrate the New Year together, but it is unlikely here, either in the Chen Mansion or in the Zhou family. Zhou Dingcheng has his own independent house in the Zhou Mansion, but the subordinates are all arranged by the Zhou family, so he doesn't have to worry about it.

After eating, Zhou Dingcheng held a purple clay pot, drank the Huangshan Maofeng brought back from Fengyang, and asked with a smile: "Boy, you should go to your teacher's place tomorrow, what do you think, you won't take Nier to propose, right?"

Besides, I didn't expect him to ask this, and his face flushed: "Big brother, I'm going to meet the teacher and Pomegranate tomorrow, what kind of marriage proposal, then I'll talk about it later." Besides, my father is not here, so I don't know what to do about it. ”

Besides, I am worried about this matter, my father has to send a matchmaker to propose marriage, he can't ask a matchmaker to propose, people can't answer, what if I agree to you, what if your father doesn't agree? This matter has to be decided by the two parents after all, although besides, he and Pomegranate have the right to decide their own lifelong events, but in terms of etiquette, they still have to come forward with the parents of both parties.

"It is impossible to expect your father to come back and propose to you in the short term, unless you can really wait a year or two. Zhou Dingcheng shook his head.

He knew that this time the situation was transferred away, and he would not come back for the time being, and it was impossible for him to come back because of the proposal, which would be too risky.

"Then wait a year or two. Besides, he is sure in his heart, he is not in a hurry about this, after all, he is still young, although at his age, most people are married, but after all, he has been privately engaged with Pomegranate for life, and he is not afraid of any changes.

"If you wait a year or two, will people wait? It's better to finalize the marriage as soon as possible. Zhou Dingcheng said.

"But my father is not at home, so I can't do this. Besides, he looked helpless.

"It's not impossible, aren't you also the second master of the Marquis Mansion of Wucheng, in this way, let the lady of the Marquis Mansion personally propose to you. Zhou Dingcheng made a clever move.

"No, that identity is reserved for future refuge, and it's best not to expose it in Suzhou. ”

"Don't expose it? Do you think this matter can be hidden? Is Nanjing far away from here?" Zhou Dingcheng shook his head, no matter how talented he was, he was still full of childishness, and his thoughts were still too immature.

The Marquis of Wucheng Mansion is only an ancestral residence in Fengyang, and he mainly lives in Nanjing, because the Marquis of Wucheng serves as the Zuo Governor of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies in Nanjing, and a large family will return to Nanjing after worshipping their ancestors in Fengyang for the New Year.

Besides, if you return to the Nanjing Governor's Mansion, it will naturally be another identity, but the two places are too close to each other, and there are frequent personnel exchanges, so it is almost impossible to keep the two identities from being recognized by outsiders.

"That's not good, if the Marquis Mansion comes forward, people who know understand that I am because my father is not at home, there is no way, I don't know, I still think that I am relying on the power of the Marquis Mansion of Wucheng to oppress people. "Besides, knowing that Chen Musa and Pomegranate both have instinctive resistance to wealthy families, if the little prince is not a student of Chen Musa, I am afraid that he will not be able to enter the gate of the Chen Mansion.

"Then this matter will be difficult to do, and it can only be like this, I want to contact Ling Zun and ask Ling Zun to write a handwritten letter, in which he clearly states the meaning of asking for marriage, and entrusts an elder here to preside over this matter for you. Zhou Dingcheng groaned.

"This method is good, as for the elder, you don't have to find someone else, it's you, the eldest brother. Besides, as soon as he heard the great joy, he also wanted to finalize the matter as soon as possible, and a stone fell to the ground in his heart.

"You're really worthy of me. Zhou Dingcheng smiled bitterly. He knows that he has a reputation for madness, and it is somewhat funny that he should have to preside over the courtship for others in a decent manner.

"The eldest brother is like a father. Besides, he was pretending to be a fake and giggling.

"Stinky boy, you know that you are patting me on the back these days, these days, I don't feel that my eldest brother has the dignity of a father. Zhou Dingcheng immediately put up the shelf.

"I said big brother, you're going to knock me anyway, so just add some more chips. You don't have to do this foreshadowing, it's very troublesome. Besides, he immediately changed his face and unabashedly despised the other party.

"Haha, it's good that you kid understand, just understand. Zhou Dingcheng didn't blush at all and laughed, he had done a lot of things for the sake of the situation, especially even the royal secret documents in the middle palace that could only be accessed by the holy decree were copied for the sake of it, of course, he had to think about how to maximize the amount of money.

"Of course I understand, anyway, I don't have anything you can look at, it's nothing more than a year and a half of labor for you, writing and painting for you. "Besides, I don't have to worry about having a lot of debts, I used to say that all the calligraphy and paintings written within half a year belonged to Zhou Dingcheng, but now I simply extend it for another half a year, and that's it. This is nothing compared to the events of my life.

"That was before, and now you have too many good things on you. Zhou Dingcheng looked left and right, and said meaningfully.

"Well, I still have some silver and a few jewels on me, but you shouldn't be able to look at these, right?"

"Whoever wants those worldly things from you, if you are really willing, give me half of the golden dragon on your body. Zhou Dingcheng posted it all over the person, and said in his ear.

"What?" Besides, he didn't expect Zhou Dingcheng to actually beat the golden dragon on his body, and he didn't react for a while.

"What's the matter, reluctant?" Zhou Dingcheng's face sank.

"It's not reluctant, I can't be the master of this at all, if you have a way, take it yourself, you can take it all. Besides, he couldn't help but laugh, and couldn't help but reverie Zhou Dingcheng was bitten by the golden dragon and grinned badly.

"Really? Then you're welcome. Zhou Dingcheng was overjoyed.

"Of course it's true, you can take it. Besides, he stood up and turned his back to Zhou Dingcheng.