Ruxi's teahouse has been officially opened on February 2, and the previous names such as McDonald Tea, Kende Tea, Yong and Bean Tea finally gave up, because Ruxi's clothes and embroideries often used Pu Wei patterns in the past, so the teahouse was simply called Pu Wei Ji.

The storefront of Po Wei Kee was originally a tea house, so before it reopened, the interior layout and decoration did not change much, with 12 large and small tables on the first floor, and 5 private rooms on the upper floor. Ru Ji used one of the big ones as an office for herself, redecorated it and added a separate staircase to the backyard, in addition to going to the north of the city to help Su Sanniang, she met Chen Hao here.

Seeing Chen Hao this time, Ru Ji was a little worried in her heart. Previously, Su San Niangzi helped her when she was the most dangerous, and later had many contacts and relationships, at this time, Ru Xi had already not only regarded Su San Niangzi as the mother of her future husband, but also regarded her as her elder relative. Whether the marriage with General Shi is successful or not, in fact, there is not much interest involved, but if Su Sanniang is very sad, Ru Ji will not be able to get over it.

After thinking about it all the way, he soon arrived at Pu Weiji, and as usual, he entered the backyard through the side door and then to the upstairs room. Before I entered the door, I heard the sound of a woman sobbing faintly inside, as if it was still a little familiar.

Without thinking much about it, Ru Xi pushed the door in, and then frowned again at what she saw.

Chen Hao wore a light blue Songjiang cloth gown, which looked much more relaxed and casual than the usual upright and strict Haiqing official uniform, and Yingzheng's face was also a little more handsome, and he was standing by the door at the moment, with a somewhat complicated look on his face.

On the round stool in front of the bookcase, a thin girl was sobbing with her head down, her floral clothes were already very old, and there was even some dust and dirt on her shoulders and sleeves, and the whole person looked extremely shabby and pitiful.

"Ru Xi," Chen Hao finally had a hint of joy when he saw Ru Xi coming, and habitually reached out to hold her hand, while whispering in a low voice, "I saw Miss Chi being bullied near Jixiangbuzhuang today, and I had to help. Talk to her first, I'll wait for you downstairs, and I'll come up when I've sent her." ”

Ru Ji understood, and at the same time, a trace of anger rose in her heart. Shuang'e is indeed very pitiful, but looking at Chen Hao's words, it is clear that he is on guard, what does this mean? Frost found her way to her backyard?

Chen Hao walked away quickly, and only after adjusting his feelings did he slow down his voice, and stepped forward to ask, "Shuang'e, what's wrong?" ”

Shuang'e raised her head timidly, her face full of tears: "Big cousin, I'm really scared to death today." If it weren't for Chen Zhutou just passing by, I would ...... I...... I ......" Shuang'e choked a few times, but seeing that there was not much sympathy in Ruji's eyes, her heart sank suddenly, and she continued to bow her head and cry, "Big cousin, I really can't live!" ”

Ru Ji endured the love in her heart, sat down in the chair behind her bookcase, and her tone became more and more gentle: "He is my future husband, you can call your cousin-in-law." Moreover, there is no kinship with this transition, and it is also appropriate to see unevenness on the road, so you must not take it to heart. If you want to say thank you, just thank me. ”

Shuang'e's head pressed lower, and the tears slowly stopped: "Yes, thank you big sister." After a pause, he didn't wait for Ruxi to ask again, so he took the initiative to tell the general situation.

Since Chi Song and Geng's entered Beijing, the most concerned is naturally Chi Zhugui in Huaishu Hutong. When the Geng family made trouble with the Pu family, they also proposed to take Chi Zhugui back to the Pu family to recuperate. But Pu Yu and Chi Shi were completely cleaned up by Huan Ningbo's Mansion, and now Chen Hao is expected to become the stepson of General Shi Ben, the eldest girl is like Ji It is the icing on the cake, better and better, no matter how the Geng family makes a fuss, Pu Yu and Chi Shi did not let go, so in the end, Chi Zhugui was placed in Huaishu Hutong, but doubled the daily expenses and supplements, and Shuang'e, who had been half master and half maid by Cuiliu's side, was sent to Huaishu Hutong to take care of Chi Zhugui.

Shuang'e was naturally unwilling, but there was no way. In order to save money, Chi rented only three halls in the courtyard for Chi Zhugui, and even the stove had to be shared with neighbors. At this point, the Chi family may still feel that the value of Shuang'e has not been squeezed clean, and the previous needlework has not decreased, and even Geng's family took the initiative to send people to take more work back for Shuang'e to do. When Shuang'e was delivering embroidery work today, she met the market hooligans who she didn't know how to provoke before, and the street became entangled.

After listening silently, Ru Xi looked at the increasingly rough hands handed to her in front of her by Shuang'e, knowing that what she said should be true, and the previous feelings dissipated a lot. If it is said that the sick beauty in the house makes a delicate white lotus appearance, Ru Xi will naturally tear it decisively, but Shuang'e's pity is real, she is really miserable.

It's just that it has been said that the low crime rate in the backwoods is not because of more simple and kind, but probably just a lack of knowledge and opportunities to commit crimes. Just because a person is disadvantaged does not mean that his morals are necessarily higher than those of the non-disadvantaged, but that the spectators are more likely to sympathize with the disadvantaged.

Ru Xi groaned and looked Shuang'e up and down twice, and asked herself, how much better was the eldest girl of the Pu family before she crossed over than Shuang'e? Of course, Shuang'e doesn't have a foreign family like the Yan family, but if it is a different place, Ru Ji will not be restrained. Whether it is saving money to run away, or looking for opportunities to leverage strength at home to check and balance, in short, we must take the initiative to move in the direction of self-help, but it is definitely not in the way of approaching other people's fiancés.

"What about the money I gave you earlier?" Ru Ji casually handed her silk to Shuang'e.

Shuang'e took it with both hands, wiped her eyes again, hesitated for a moment before whispering: "I hid it, I'm afraid that my sister will see it and take it away." ”

Ru Ji nodded, took the key and opened the small drawer at hand, took out another bag of silver and handed it over: "Shuang'e, that's all your cousin and cousin-in-law can help you with." Take these fifty taels, take care. "Knowing that the money is hidden, it means that Shuang'e herself knows it in her heart, but she is just waiting for the opportunity. In this case, the favor of the previous warning can be regarded as roughly repaid. If Shuang'e really has some way to save herself, she will not have to show mercy when the time comes.

Shuang'e hesitated, but still took it: "Thank you, big sister." ”

Ru Ji's sympathy for Shuang'e has been consumed for most of this time, and she asked a few more casual questions and asked her to go back, and then asked Chen Hao to come back to meet.

"Still unhappy?" When Chen Hao entered the door, he saw that Ruji's face was still a little ugly, so he stepped forward and took her hand.

Ru Xi pouted slightly, and tapped Chen Hao's chest: "Lord Chen, your charm is not small." ”

Chen Hao also grabbed her left hand, closed it in his palm and kissed it: "If you don't have this charm, how can I deceive you." ”

"Flim Flam." Ru Ji glanced at him, and finally had some smiles, but after all, he was still a little unhappy, "What the hell is going on today?" ”

Chen Hao knew that although Ru Ji didn't have much contact with Shuang'e, she still took the fate of this poor girl to heart, and even asked if there was any Jingzhao Yamen errand who was innocent and down-to-earth could give Shuang'e some consideration for family affairs, and later because Chi Song and Geng's family entered Beijing, they could only put it down temporarily.

"Actually, it's not too strict." Chen Hao explained the details again, the general situation is not too different from what Shuang'e said, today he went back to Baifu Lane to get some things, and when he came out, he happened to pass near Jixiangbu Village, Shuang'e was entangled by two scoundrels and was pulling. Although he is no longer the head catcher of Jingzhao Yamen now, he can't die without saving him in the end, and after breaking down the situation, Shuang'e thanked him and bowed deeply, and then fainted on the spot, and the collar and cuffs of his clothes were also damaged a lot because of the previous pulling.

Chen Hao was originally a veteran head catcher who had handled countless cases, and he had practiced martial arts for many years, and he could naturally tell at a glance whether the unconscious person was a fake or a real coma. Shuang'e was indeed weak and frightened, but she was not so strict that she lost consciousness completely.

Ru Ji's face immediately changed when she heard this: "Then what? ”

Chen Hao said helplessly: "In that case, I can't go away, so I took a hundred yuan to buy an old clothes from the used clothes shop next to me, and bothered the needlework lady over there to run away, and went to help Miss Chi get up and put clothes on her." Later, Miss Chi woke up, she was still very weak, crying and crying, but she refused to go to the yamen to sue the two scoundrels, but staggered all the way. I really couldn't help it, so I gave the needlework girl dozens of dollars more, and bothered her to help Miss Chi to the store to eat something. ”

Ru Xi's face was slightly gentle, and she glared at Chen Hao: "If you dare to give her your robe, see how I clean you up." ”

Chen Hao said with a smile: "There are thousands of ways to solve the problem, and I have to do it." ”

Ru Ji was a little satisfied, but remembered that the two had met alone for the first time, and couldn't help blurting out: "Then when I went to the Chengdong Guard to report the case, why didn't you have so many methods?" ”

Chen Hao thought about it and looked serious: "Well, I was stupid at that time. ”

Ru Xi finally burst out laughing, picked up her little fist and slapped Chen Hao's chest twice: "Phew, did you mean it at the time?" ”

Chen Hao knocked her twice, and then reached out to wrap his arms around her waist: "Yes." ”

Seeing that there seemed to be a smile in his eyes, but it was more of a sincere affection, Ru Ji's face suddenly became hot again, so she lowered her head: "Bad guy." ”

Chen Hao hugged her hand tighter: "Ruxi, discuss one thing with you, General Shi went to the house yesterday." ”

Ru Xi was still worried about Su Sanniang, and hurriedly raised her head and asked, "What did General Shi say?" How is Madame feeling? ”

Chen Hao sighed slightly: "Mother is in a good mood, and she looks very calm." I don't want to say much, but if I look worried about her, it will be very bad. There are also maids sent by General Jingyi's Mansion and Huan Ningbo's Mansion in the mansion now, which is more reassuring than before. ”

Ru Ji was a little sad when she heard this, Su Sanniang's personality is typical of outer softness and inner rigidity, but I am afraid that the more uncomfortable I feel in my heart, the more indifferent I look on the outside, and I will never show my weakness and sadness. Thinking of the twists and turns in the Shi family's matter and the current risks, Ru Ji felt a little more guilty, and couldn't help lowering her voice: "In the final analysis, this matter is the Shi family's own obsession, but it has involved Mrs. Toss. Was it wrong for me to persuade my wife to meet with General Shi at the beginning? It's better to have hoped and been disappointed than never to have been. ”

Chen Hao stretched out his hand and gently pinched Ruxi's little lotus petal face: "You little woman just loves to think blindly." Manly man stands up to the sky, how can there be a capricious truth. How could General Shi have so many crooked thoughts? He came over yesterday to discuss with his mother about the postponement of the marriage, and he was going to send a few personal soldiers to guard the house, because he was afraid that his mother would not be happy when she heard any rumors outside, and she would not let irrelevant people come to the door to make irresponsible comments. General Shi made it very clear that no matter how the marriage is postponed, it will never be canceled. The old lady is angry now, but if this anger is to protect the Shi family's unsuccessful Young Master Sun, it won't be possible. Filial piety is important, but there is no disregard for the sake of filial piety. ”

Ruji was surprised and delighted: "Really? However, wouldn't General Shi gossip like this? Doesn't it mean that such a big crime as 'unfilial piety' will be played by the imperial history? ”

Chen Hao shook his head and said: "If General Shi disobeys his mother for no reason, he will naturally be participated in by Yushitai, but Old Lady Shi is sick, and everyone knows that it is mainly for Shi Zhonglang's case." The case was discussed in front of the emperor, and everyone said that General Shi killed his relatives in righteousness, and no one could say that General Shi should ignore the national law for the sake of filial piety. Moreover," Chen Hao also lowered his voice, "Jingzhong knows that the relationship between Jinshang and the Empress Dowager Gu is not very good, and the court and the central government are very cautious in the case of filial piety. ”

Ruxi immediately understood that if the relationship between Emperor Xiang and the Queen Mother was not good, then she would definitely not be too harsh on the participation related to filial piety, otherwise she would be a slap in the face.

"All in all, the old lady of the Shi family is sick now, and the marriage date between General Shi and his mother will definitely be postponed." Chen Hao added, "So what my mother means is that we get married first." To put it mildly, if there is something bad about the Shi family, we will not be affected. ”

Ru Xi breathed a sigh of relief: "Then I'll rest assured." Let's do it first. ”

Chen Hao saw that Ru Xi cared about Su Sanniang, and he was also a little moved in his heart, and took Ru Xi's hand again: "You are now a frightened bird, you are scared, and you think so much about what happens." Don't be afraid in the future, I will be in everything. ”

Ruji's heart suddenly warmed, and her nose was a little inexplicably sour. It has been about half a year since I traveled to the present, and others may think that the eldest girl of the Pu family is a salted fish, tough and spicy, powerful and rich, but how much insecurity she has in her heart, how much vigilance and guard, and how frightened step by step, only she knows.

However, he understands her, peel off the false name of the granddaughter of the Ningbo Mansion, remove the identity of the eldest girl of the scholarly Pu family, even if he gets back Yan Wei's dowry, even if he has an industry under his name now, Ru Ji still has such a little girl in her heart who is trembling and moving forward.

She was scared, but she gritted her teeth and walked forward.

Now more people see her way out, but he sees her brave appearance, the heart that needs warmth and protection.

"Hmm." Ru Ji buried her head in Chen Hao's chest, "Listen to you." ”

On the sixth day of the first month of March, Su Sanniang still served as Mrs. Chen, together with Mrs. Yan San Lin Chengyue, and the official media and Mrs. Quanfu to visit the Pu family to propose marriage and hire Chen Hao. Pu Yu has always been edited from the five-grade Hanlin, and now Chen Hao is inherited from the six-grade criminal department, and the difference in official position is not too big, and the dowry is according to the standard of the ordinary five-grade and six-grade official family, the gift cake and seafood, the three livestock tea fruits, each of which is exquisite and decent, and the total of jewelry and clothing is about four thousand taels.

Su San Niangzi and Chen Hao originally wanted to have more, but they were secretly stopped by Ru Xi. After all, the transition of the marriage event is still to be completed by Pu Yu and the Chi family, and theoretically the dowry is to put most of the property into the dowry and then take it away, but there are also some families who are short of money, so they will directly deduct the dowry. Pu Yu and Chi don't have the courage to deduct all of them, but they still have the heart to do something tricky. In this case, the dowry is too rich to test the Chi family, although Ru Ji has the ability to deal with it, but after all, it is his own marriage, and Ru Ji is not willing to find more unhappy. It's better to be decent four thousand taels, if the Chi clan secretly changes three hundred and five hundred among them, just raise your hand and go over.

Pu Yu and Chi naturally have no objections, but just like Hi's dowry has been sorted out by herself, now that she has received the dowry, the money will naturally come out of it, and it doesn't matter whether there is little oil and water, thinking that she can send Ru Xi's aunt out of the door quickly, everyone stops.

Even Chi Song and Geng couldn't wait to marry Ru Xi out quickly, Pu Yu dredged up several times after the year, and Jiyang Xuezheng didn't have anything to say, so Chi Song and Geng moved the idea of living in Beijing. If Ruji moves out, then she can take Chi Zhugui back to the Pu family to live, and by the way, she can continue to bargain with the Chi family for the marriage between Chi Zhugui and the Pu family's daughter.

Therefore, the marriage of Ruji and Chen Hao can be regarded as the completion of the peaceful and festive Shun Lì under the blessing of the three relatives and six people.

Ten days later, it was the gift of the invitation, and the official media once again came to the door with sixteen auspicious gifts and an auspicious date book for the wedding, and after discussing with Pu Yu, the wedding date was set for April 27.