Marriage Proposal (2)

Lan Zhi's eyelids jumped. She didn't get up, but the hand in the quilt unconsciously grabbed the quilt, and said half-loudly: "Brother, I'm asleep." ”

Duan Ling stood outside the door and smiled silently: "Oh, yes." It's me who came late, I'm sorry, it's just ...... Today is my birthday. ”

The man's tone was faint and he said sorry, but his expression was not the same at all. He turned around slightly and leaned towards Lan Zhi's door, and the smile on his lips grew: "I suddenly remembered a lot of things in the past, and I was a little depressed, so I came to you as soon as I left the palace, thinking that I could talk to you...... But you should have fallen asleep. ”

Lan Zhi's hand holding the quilt tightened. Although it was spring, the night was still cold, Duan Ling didn't go home in the middle of the night, and Baba rushed to find her, which made her feel that she really shouldn't refuse him.

But she didn't dare to get up and open the door. Thinking of Duan Ling's decisive kiss, Lan Zhi had no doubt that she really opened the door...... Then tonight, she was afraid that she would have to give Duan Ling an explanation.

Under the entanglement, Lan Zhi could only stare at the bed beam with wide eyes, and the palms of the hands that grabbed the quilt were sweaty. Duan Ling outside the door was just silent. The silence lasted for a long time, and Lan Zhi's guilt and uneasiness deepened.

Fortunately, I don't know how long it took, Duan Ling's voice finally came again: "It's cold, and Ah Zhi doesn't have to get up." I'll come back to you tomorrow morning, and I'll go to my house together to celebrate my birthday. ”

Originally, if Duan Ling had made this request directly, Lan Zhixu would have tried to refuse. But now she has rejected Duan Ling once, and the "no" in her heart is speechless. In addition, she had racked her brains to hide for half a month, but any excuse that made sense had already been used, so she had to agree: "...... Good. ”

Duan Ling got this answer, and then left satisfied. Lan Zhi didn't feel sleepy anymore, so she simply got up and dressed, left the barracks at night, and headed for the market.

Duan Ling had a good night's sleep, and the next day he came to Lan Zhi refreshed, and saw the woman dressed neatly, sitting upright in the room and waiting for him. She clenched her fist with one hand on the table, subconsciously held down the hilt of the sword with the other, and stared at the ground with her eyes down.

Duan Ling unconsciously bent the corners of his mouth. He raised his hand and knocked on the open door, and Lan Zhi immediately stood up and looked at him.

But thanks to her reaction so quickly, after standing up, she just looked at Duan Ling and didn't say a word. Duan Ling originally felt a little pressured because of the anticipation in his heart, and he came all the way, thinking that he would not be seen by Lan Zhi. But seeing her like this now, I was relieved. He smiled lightly and said, "Ah Zhi is ready, then let's go." ”

Lan Zhi still clubbed for a moment before going to Duan Ling's side. She stretched out her fist-clenched hand in front of Duan Ling and spread it out: "Brother...... Birthday gifts. ”

Duan Ling was slightly surprised and saw a mutton fat jade pendant lying in Lan Zhi's hand. The jade pendant is moist all over, the texture is delicate, and the polishing is very smooth, Duan Ling picked it up and put it in front of his eyes to take a closer look, but he heard Lan Zhi say in a low voice: "I drove it out overnight, I don't know if you like it or not." If you think it's plain, I can carve a piece for you. ”

Duan Ling hurriedly said, "No need, I like it very much." He was surprised again: "Ah Zhi actually knows how to carve jade?" ”

Lan Zhi is vague should be. The Qin'an Mountains produce jade, and when she was by Xiao Jianchu's side, she followed the local master to learn jade carving. The jade ornaments shipped out by Qin Anshan include many of her works.

Duan Ling took a closer look at the pattern on the jade pendant, and saw the two birds pecking together, and the corners of his mouth bent more and more: "This pair of mandarin ducks is carved well." He was very beautiful in his heart, and couldn't help but say: "If you have to become a star, why not die, I am willing to be a mandarin duck and not an immortal." It's hard for Ah Zhi to have a heart. ”

To his surprise, in the face of his teasing, Lan Zhi didn't look away or blushed slightly as usual, she just looked at him: "...... It was a quail, which meant peace and security. ”

Duan Ling was choked for a moment. He had never paid attention to the jade culture of the Central Plains, and when he saw two birds, he naturally thought it was a mandarin duck, and secretly rejoiced. Unexpectedly, it was self-defeating, as if it denied Lan Zhi's skills. But there was no way to remedy it, so I had to quickly skip this topic and tie the jade pendant to my waist: "Thank you Ah Zhi, let's go now." ”

A horse-drawn carriage was parked outside the barracks. Lan Zhi followed Duan Ling and watched him walk to the side of the car, his steps getting slower and slower. Duan Ling turned his head to look back, and saw her struggling, feeling funny in his heart, but he heard the woman say: "Brother, your house is not far away, the weather is just right, why don't we go over." ”

Duan Ling blinked: "But what I'm going to today is not my mansion in the city, but my mansion in the suburbs." If you don't ride in the carriage, I'm afraid you'll have to walk for an hour or two. ”

Lan Zhi was stunned for a moment, but quickly changed her words and said, "Then, let's ride a horse." ”

Duan Ling naturally knew that she didn't want to ride in the carriage with her, but she pretended not to know and asked, "It's naturally okay to ride a horse, but there is a carriage here, so why bother people to prepare horses?" ”

The tangled look on Lan Zhi's face was even worse. Duan Ling was very unkind to admire her racking her brains, only to feel that the dissatisfaction of being left out in the cold for half a month finally disappeared, but he saw Lan Zhi looking at him and said seriously: "Brother, I have been busy with official business recently, and my practice has fallen, you can take the carriage, I just take this opportunity to practice light skills." ”

Duan Ling: "......"

Duan Ling didn't know what expression to make: "Do you want me to sit in the carriage and watch you run with the carriage?" ”

As soon as he said this, Lan Zhi obviously felt that it was inappropriate, and she couldn't answer for a while. The two looked at each other, Duan Ling finally laughed helplessly, turned around and lifted the car curtain, and shouted, "Cheng Xuan!" Come out! ”

After a while, I heard a child's voice in the carriage muttering, "Where are you?" Then the curtain moved, and a little boy with a tiger head came out.

The boy had obviously slept in the carriage before, and when he looked at Duan Ling, there was still a residual sleepiness on his face. But his gaze fell on Lan Zhi, who was standing aside, but his spirit was lifted.

Lan Zhi saw the boy happily jump out of the carriage and pounce on her, and said to Duan Ling: "Dad! You brought me to see Sister Yingying, why didn't you tell me in advance! ”

Lan Zhi: "......"

As soon as she dodged, the boy threw himself into the air, but he was stunned. The corners of Duan Ling's mouth twitched: "Who are you calling daddy?!" Also, where did Sister Yingying come from! ”

Hearing this, the boy looked at Lan Zhi carefully, patted his head and said, "Oh, I'm sorry, Sister Juanjuan turned out to be you, there are too many women in my father's house, I often remember mistakes, don't forget to go in your heart." ”

When the boy speaks, he does not forget to attach a sweet smile, and his round face is even more cute. Duan Ling's scalp jumped, and he squinted his eyes and said, "Duan Chengxuan, don't talk nonsense again!" ”

Seeing Duan Ling so stern, Duan Chengxuan shrank his shoulders in fear, turned his head and said pitifully to Lan Zhi: "This sister, I really don't remember who you are...... Also, in fact, it's not my father's son, I'm my father's eldest brother's son, and my father is actually my second uncle! Although he has my son, he really hasn't married, don't worry about it, otherwise he will beat me! ”

Duan Ling: "......"

- He knew that this kid had come to the city with him last night, and he didn't have any good intentions!

Seeing Lan Zhi staring at Duan Chengxuan silently, Duan Ling only felt a headache. But I heard Lan Zhi swallow slowly: "If you call him daddy, aren't you afraid that your daddy will know about it and beat you on the board?" ”

Duan Ling couldn't help but burst out laughing. Duan Chengxuan was stunned for a moment, and then reacted, understanding that Lan Zhi had seen through his little trick. The little boy was a little embarrassed that his skills were not as good as others, he snorted heavily, ignored Lan Zhi again, turned his head and jumped back into the carriage.

Duan Ling introduced to Lan Zhi: "My eldest brother's son Duan Chengxuan has been naughty since he was a child, don't take those words to heart." He was a little surprised: "How did you find out that this kid is a liar?" ”

Lan Zhi also had a faint smile on her face. She will immediately find out that something is wrong because Ren Yuanbai has also done this. At that time, an official had a political disagreement with his adoptive father, and once scolded his adoptive father at a festival banquet, and was hated by Ren Yuanbai, who was only 7 years old. It happened that the official was old but unmarried, so Ren Yuanbai picked him to go on a blind date to stir up the situation, and gave him a reputation for being unlucky. Later, the matter got big and reached the ears of his adoptive father, and Ren Yuanbai was punished to kneel in the ancestral hall for two days.

She recounted the past, and finally said: "When the boy cried that you would beat him, his eyes were full of cunning, but he did not see much sadness, and I decided that he was lying to me." ”

Duan Ling nodded, but said, "Your younger brother is interesting. ”

- It's a pity that he died at a young age.

Duan Ling naturally wouldn't say this, but he secretly observed Lan Zhi's expression, and saw that she didn't show a look of nostalgia or sadness, so he only felt strange. But he didn't dare to ask more, so he brought the topic back: "Now you should be willing to get in the car, right?" ”

With Duan Chengxuan present, Lan Zhi no longer rejects riding in the carriage with Duan Ling. When the group arrived at the suburb of Duanfu, Lan Zhi got out of the carriage and saw a beautiful woman standing at the gate of the mansion, looking around.

Duan Chengxuan changed his stubborn appearance and called obediently: "Mother." Duan Ling also nodded and saluted: "Sister-in-law." The woman responded one by one, but she stepped forward to Lan Zhi, looked at her carefully, and praised: "I said what kind of girl can make my brother tempting!" What a beauty. She smiled affectionately: "Miss Lan Zhi, my father is not in good health and can't blow the wind for a long time, so I have to let me pick you up here for him, the etiquette is insufficient, I hope you will forgive me." ”

If Lan Zhi was only slightly surprised when she found out that the woman was Duan Ling's sister-in-law, then the woman's words made Lan Zhi realize that something was wrong. But before she could think about it, the sister-in-law said, "Hey, don't stand here." Daddy is waiting for you in the lobby, let's get in quickly. ”

She turned around and walked towards the house, and Duan Chengxuan followed. Lan Zhi's footsteps stopped. She turned her head to look at Duan Ling: "...... Daddy? ”

Duan Ling chuckled and nodded: "My adoptive father." Seeing that there was no one around, he whispered to Lan Zhi: "That year, the emperor ordered a bloody cleansing of the Nalan family, and the one responsible for killing my family was my adoptive father. Everyone in the world thought that he had no friendship with my father, but they didn't know that when the two were young, they had married Jin Lan because of fate. ”

He paused for a moment and sighed faintly: "When the holy decree was issued, it happened that I was away from home, and my adoptive father conspired with my father to arrange for me to fake my death and save me. It's just that at that time, my adoptive father also had the emperor's eyeliner by his side, but the rest of my family was not spared......"

Lan Zhi looked at Duan Ling, who was caught in a memory, and opened her mouth slightly, but finally closed it.

- At this time, shouldn't he explain why he said he was going to celebrate his birthday, but in the end he ended up meeting his elders?

But the resentment in her heart did not last long, and was quickly replaced by shock. Duan Ling retracted his thoughts and smiled at her: "Except for my adoptive father, I don't have any other elders. Now that he wants to marry you, he naturally has to work with him to come forward and propose marriage to you, so as to show respect and sincerity. ”

Marriage Proposal (3)

When Duan Ling said this, he still had an ordinary indifferent expression, as if he had never mentioned marrying, but was discussing eating, drinking, and playing. But when Lan Zhi heard this, she had the heart to run away. Her reason dissipated, and what she thought in her mind was: If she took advantage of Duan Ling's unpreparedness to escape with all her strength, how many percent might she be caught?

But Duan Ling seemed to be aware of her heart. He took a step back, skillfully blocked her retreat, and asked softly, "Ah Zhi, what are you thinking?" ”

It was at this moment that Lan Zhi felt that she was forced to a situation where there was no escape. But Duan Ling just looked at her with a smile. The man's eyes seemed to reflect a sparkling light in the sunlight. The streamer fell on Lan Zhi, and it turned into doting, love and expectation. Lan Zhi met his eyes, and said with difficulty: "Brother...... You...... Do you want to marry me? ”

Duan Ling's tone became softer and softer: "I love you, so naturally I want to marry you." ”

Lan Zhi hung her head: "I'm afraid I'm ......" She opened her mouth, but finally only said: "I...... I haven't thought about it yet. ”

Duan Ling couldn't check it slightly, and exhaled lightly. He gently shook Lan Zhi's wrist and led her to the house: "It's okay, I just took you to meet my family on my birthday, and I didn't let you make a decision immediately." As if to appease Lan Zhi, the man whispered to her: "You don't have to be nervous, your adoptive father is very easy to get along with." It is said that he had a fiery temper when he was young, and he offended many people because of it. But then his only son was affected by him and was killed on the battlefield by his opponents, and since then, his temper has slowly subsided. ”

Thinking of the meeting with Duan Guangrong yesterday, Duan Ling had a smile on his face: "Now that he is old, he has almost lost his temper, and he is still a little nagging. If you see him, you won't believe that he was once a general of the Megatron Frontier. ”

Duan Ling glanced at Lan Zhi, and saw that she was just slightly lowering her eyes, her face was in a trance, knowing that she was a little distracted, but he didn't bother, just continued: "After the Holy Lord ascended the throne, he corrected the name of the Nalan family, and even allowed me to recognize my ancestors and return to my ancestors. I also wanted to find an opportunity to discuss this matter with my adoptive father, but unexpectedly, my eldest brother died young. Now that he has no children under his knees, and Chengxuan has not grown up, I haven't mentioned this matter. ”

Lan Zhi seemed to come back to her senses. She glanced at Duan Ling and said softly, "My brother wants to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors." ”

Duan Ling smiled faintly: "I am Nalan Ling, the bloodline of the Nalan family, and I have never dared to forget it for so many years." He paused for a moment: "But my adoptive father saved my life at the risk of being killed." Later, in order to fulfill my revenge, he admitted to the outside world that I was his outer chamber, giving me the identity of walking in the world openly, but I had a bad reputation at the moment. His kindness is like a reinvention to me, but I can never break his heart. ”

The man sighed faintly: "In the early years, when he was guarding the frontier, he had already fallen into a wound, and now that he is older, his health is becoming more and more weak. Say something disrespectful...... It's not been a few years. I thought that I should always serve him for the rest of my life, and educate him for him, so that I can be worthy of my heart. ”

After saying this, he turned his head to look at Lan Zhi, as if waiting for her statement. Lan Zhi remembered her adoptive father and adoptive mother, her heart was full of sourness for a while, and she was silent for a long time, and sighed: "You did the right thing." If the Nalan Ancestor had knowledge, he would definitely support your decision. ”

Duan Ling laughed slowly. He looked ahead again, and saw that Duan Guangrong couldn't bear it, but he still came out, and said helplessly: "Daddy, it's windy outside, why did you still come out?" ”

Duan Guangrong ignored him, just looked Lan Zhi up and down with a smile, and nodded again and again: "Okay, okay." He was very happy to take out a cloth bag from his arms, opened it, took out a pair of chicken blood jade bracelets, and stuffed them into Lan Zhi's hands: "Ah Zhi, my mother-in-law went early, I am an old man, and I don't know what to give you a meeting gift. ”

Lan Zhi was the worst at dealing with elders, so she blushed at this time and hurriedly refused! But Duan Guangrong is a person who is used to staying in the barracks, where will she be polite! Stunned, he stuffed the jade bracelet to Lan Zhi, and then sighed twice: "Okay, good." Ling Er told me, you used to hunt for a living. I have already told Ling'er, whether it is the girl of the Orion family or the girl of the Butcher family, as long as you like each other, our family will not be picky. ”

Lan Zhi's face turned even redder, and the words of explanation that were easy to think of on the road just now were unable to say anything. The sister-in-law took Duan Chengxuan back again, and said to Duan Guangrong: "Daddy, you too, why do you block the guests on the road?" Tea has been brewed in the hall, let's go and sit inside, isn't it better than blowing the wind outside? ”

Duan Guangrong nodded again and again, beckoning Lan Zhi to go to the lobby. Lan Zhi took the pair of chicken blood jade bracelets, only to feel that she had taken a hot potato, and she was so entangled that she couldn't do it. But Duan Guangrong didn't notice it at all, and pointed to his sister-in-law and introduced: "This is your sister-in-law, in a few days, you and Ling Er will get married, and you have to worry about her." By the way, I heard that you are living in a military camp now, and if you propose to marry in the future, it will be inconvenient. It just so happens that your sister-in-law has a yard in the city, and you will live there in advance, on the one hand, it will be convenient for you to marry, and on the other hand, it will be considered a ...... to take care of."

Lan Zhi: "......"

Lan Zhi accompanied Duan Guangrong to drink tea for half an hour and poured a stomach full of water. After eating a meal, the food was tasteless. She tried several times to make a clarification, but in the face of the enthusiastic Duan family, she finally retreated. Until the end of lunch, she seemed to have become the daughter-in-law of the Duan family, ironclad.

Duan Guangrong went back to the house to take a nap after lunch, and his sister-in-law also left with Duan Chengxuan, and Lan Zhiqing was immediately a little depressed. Duan Ling was obviously aware of this, but he didn't say anything, just took her to wander around the mansion, and finally stopped in front of a rockery. The man smiled at Lan Zhi: "Ah Zhi, take you to see something." ”

Lan Zhi barely refreshed herself, and saw that behind the grass and shrubs of the rockery, there was a hidden cave. Duan Ling took her hand and led her in. The cave was very small, and when the two of them stood in it, it seemed a little crowded. The light was dim, except for a few rays of sunlight from the top of the cave, casting on the moss of the mud.

In this kind of place, Lan Zhi really couldn't think of what Duan Ling wanted to show her. She was still squinting around, but she felt Duan Ling grab her hand and press her palm against the stone wall.

The stone wall was damp and slippery, and Lan Zhi gently stroked it, feeling the unevenness of her palm. She whispered, "It seems to be engraved." ”

"Hmm." Duan Ling whispered beside her, "Nalan Jie." It's my biological father. ”

The man's voice was a little dull in the semi-enclosed stone cave. He also raised his hand and pressed his palm on the palm of Lan Zhi's hand: "This, He Qingqing, is my mother's name." ”

In the dimness, Duan Ling seemed to sigh, but the voice was too small and vague, and Lan Zhi couldn't be sure. The man's hand slowly stroked along the stone wall: "This one next to me is Nalan Ping, my younger brother, two years younger than me." Nalan Dream, my sister ......"

After saying these words, the man was silent for a long time, and finally put down his hand: "There are forty-eight names here, all of them are my deceased family members. ”

Lan Zhi was moved, but she didn't know what to say to comfort. But he heard Duan Ling exhale: "After I took refuge in the Holy Lord, I often saw the first emperor, and every time I saw each other, I only felt hatred and hatred. But he couldn't immediately stab the enemy, and his heart was tormented and unspeakable. So whenever I was upset, I would bring a brush here and write on the stone wall. ”

…… Quill? Lan Zhi couldn't believe it for a moment, and her fingers touched the stone wall again: how many times did she have to write before she could use a brush to write an imprint on this stone wall?

Lan Zhi suddenly felt a slight pain in the soft place in her heart. She seemed to see Duan Ling when she was a teenager, with deep hatred and depression that could not be vented, in this place where she did not see the light of day, chewing these forty-eight names over and over again, reminding herself that she could not make a mistake every step.

Duan Ling also seemed to remember that unpleasant time, and was silent for a long time. Then he suddenly said without a head or a tail: "Ah Zhi...... Actually, I wasn't originally that kind of character. ”

He paused for a moment: "I have been praised for my outstanding talent since I was a child, and before the age of 13, I lived a flamboyant and arrogant life. But even so, it is sunny and open, disdainful of secretly using means, and never carefully calculating anything. ”

"If I could, I would always be so open." The man's voice was faint: "But I can't." The days of revenge are so terrifying that I can't help but make changes...... That's how you see me now. ”

Lan Zhi didn't understand why he would talk about this, she was a little at a loss, and after thinking for a moment, she said, "It's good that my brother is like this now." ”

Duan Ling hung his head slightly, his face was in the dark, and he couldn't see clearly. He seemed to laugh and shook his head, "No, it's not good. I know that over the years, I have developed a lot of bad personalities...... Suspicious, hypocritical, dark, vicious. You say I'm good, just because you didn't get a chance to meet me like that. But didn't you notice? I have brought you here today because it was premeditated. ”

Lan Zhi was silent for a moment. She knew it well, and she also secretly complained about Duan Ling for a long time in her heart, but she didn't expect Duan Ling to take the initiative to confess, but she didn't know how to deal with it. But listening to Duan Ling take care of himself, he continued: "I heard you talk about your life experience, and I know that you value family affection and your adoptive father and mother. I wanted to be nice to you and wanted to marry you, but you weren't ready, so I designed to bring you here, and I wanted to use my family to force you to agree to me. ”

"You can't refuse an old man who will soon die, so you choose to be silent. But you're not happy in your heart. Speaking of this, Duan Ling sighed softly: "So for some reason, although the goal was achieved...... But I couldn't be happier. ”

He finally turned to face Lan Zhi: "Ah Zhi, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have calculated you." To you, I should have been frank and unreserved. He raised his hand and rubbed Lan Zhi's hair indiscriminately: "You don't have to worry about it anymore." has a bitter face, which makes people feel sad when they see it. I will explain to my father what happened today, and the future is still long...... I've got time waiting for you. ”

Although it was a little out of place, Lan Zhi still couldn't help but feel that the big stone in her heart had fallen to the ground. Thinking that the expression on her face was a little more relaxed, Duan Ling also laughed when she saw it. The man was a little helpless and said, "Hey, I know you're relaxed, but don't be so obvious." He shook his head again and again: "Pity me for planning for a long time, but in the end, it was nothing." ”

When the man said this, his face wrinkled slightly, Lan Zhi felt for no reason that such a Duan Ling looked like a child who didn't grow up. saw Duan Ling laugh at himself: "Sometimes I think, if I keep the same appearance as before, perhaps, you will like it more." ”

Lan Zhi's heart was inexplicably soft. She didn't know where she got the courage, so she reached out and took the initiative to hold Duan Ling's hand. Then she whispered, "No." Such an older brother...... I would also like. ”

She hung her head, immersed in her shy confession, blushing slightly, not paying attention to Duan Ling's expression. But I heard the man's voice say in a low voice: "Ah Zhi...... Can I take this as an affirmation? ”

Lan Zhi looked up. But before she could react to the meaning of these words, her waist was hugged, and her body slammed backwards against the stone wall! In the next second, Duan Ling's hot gaze met her eyes, and he kissed her lips without hesitation!