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Chapter 84: A Half-Year Covenant

The morning sun is rising, the morning light pours down the mountain streets, and the lanterns of last night's Tanabata are scattered on the ground, as if paved with a sea of purple and red flowers. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The early morning was beautiful, but the mood of the Shen family was up and down.

Mrs. Shen had already shouted several times to go to the gate and wait for news, and Mr. Shen also felt uneasy, and asked several times, "Did the matchmaker come out?" ”

Mrs. Shen said, "No, I don't know what I'm talking about, I haven't come out for so long, is this a success or a failure?" ”

Seeing that his grandmother and father were anxious, even Shen Laibao, who was originally calm, felt nervous

。 Last night, when he found a way to pick her up for Hua Ling, he also asked her that her mother had changed her opinion of him. She said it wasn't a big problem, and she should be right.

Is it stuck with her father?

Shen Laibao felt that he was one of the three good students in Hua Pingsheng, he didn't like to praise people, but he didn't praise him for being diligent and studious, modest and polite.

Could it be that the matchmaker is not powerful?

All kinds of conjectures have been passed through in my head, but they are all just guesses, and now I have to wait.

The matchmaker was stuck, not only the Liao family, but also the Hua family.

Liao's didn't expect the Shen family to send a matchmaker, last night she saw her daughter dressed up and went out, and she knew that she was going to be a lover. She is not blind, how could she not see her daughter's happy appearance.

She thought about it and felt that her daughter really didn't marry Shen Laibao. When she didn't agree to this family business, Shen Laibao treated her as always, greeted her face-to-face, and did not act condescendingly. She has heard a lot of things about those fathers and mothers who are treated coldly by men if they don't agree to a family matter, but Shen Laibao doesn't, but he is a patient child.

It is very good for two people who are happy to marry each other, such as her and her husband, monogamy, and children, and they are in harmony.

She thought that her husband, who was very satisfied with Shen Laibao, would agree to this marriage, but she didn't expect her tone to soften, as if he noticed it, and interjected, "This matter is not urgent, Lingling is still young." ”

Hua Pingsheng continued, "Let's discuss it next spring." ”

The matchmaker was busy talking about the beautiful words, and praised Shen Laibao to the sky and the earth, but Hua was silent all her life, and she didn't have the slightest intention of letting go. Seeing that the matchmaker was in a hurry, she said all the good things she had said in her life. The Shen family is the richest man in Mingzhou, but it can't be said that Huang is a family business, so how can she get the money?

However, no matter what she said, Hua Pingsheng just didn't nod, his face was pale, and finally said to her, "You have worked hard, housekeeper, take her to the account room to get two taels of silver." ”

The matchmaker was dumbfounded, she had never seen this kind of person who refused to marry without asking anything, and she was not an enemy, the two families did not have a holiday, could it be that the young master of the Shen family had forgotten that he had offended the master of the Hua family?

She wanted to say a few more words, but she was hugged away by the housekeeper.

Liao Shi and the other matchmakers were taken away, and then frowned and asked, "Don't you like Noble very much, and persuaded me that he is Lingling's lover, why did they officially come to the door, but you refused without saying a word?" ”

Hua Pingsheng said with a smile, "Where did I refuse, I just said that he would come back in the spring next year." ”

"Why do you have to come back in the spring?" Liao Shi thought for a while, and suddenly said, "Don't you want Ling Ling to marry early and hurt her body and bones?" Well, that's good, but it's also good for the two of them to get married first, so as not to hide from meeting and be seen gossiping. Once you are married, it will be much more convenient to come and go. ”

Hua Pingsheng had his own thoughts and didn't explain much. Liao thought that he was distressed about his daughter and didn't want her to marry early, so he finally whispered, "I'll go and make it clear to Lingling, lest she think that you won't let her marry the next door family for the rest of your life." Alas, I don't know if the matchmaker will make it clear. ”

"Doesn't that matchmaker claim to be the best matchmaker in Mingzhou, she should always be a smart person, and if she wants to take this matchmaker gift, she will make her words clear and emphasize every sentence that seems promising."

Liao sighed, "You said this, then you must have thought about how to say this so as not to misunderstand, since you are afraid of losing a good son-in-law, why bother him, how good it is to settle the family affairs."

。 ”

Hua Pingsheng said with a smile, "Why did you change your opinion of Shen Laibao so much, just because I have been persuading you for the past few months?" ”

"Of course not." Liao said, "First, the kid is really good, and second, it's ...... It's because Suzu likes him so much. The two love each other, maybe in the future, they will not be like the Shen family husband and wife, but like you and me? ”

Seeing that she finally wanted to open, Hua Pingsheng nodded slightly, got up and said, "You go find Lingling, I'll go to the next shop." ”

"Hmm." Liao sent him out first, and then went to find his daughter, thinking about how to say it on the way, so as not to make her sad.

At this time, the matchmaker had returned to the Shen family, and the Shen family knew that things were yellow when they saw that she didn't have the eyebrows that flew in the morning. The matchmaker hurriedly said when she entered the door, "The old man of the Hua family said that he felt sorry for his daughter and was reluctant to marry her early, so let me go again in the spring next year. ”

Mrs. Shen frowned, "Since you have the intention, then you will generally agree to marry first, didn't you mention it?" ”

"Of course I mentioned it, but the old man didn't know what he was thinking about, no matter what I said, he was a sentence of 'discuss it again in the spring', and his attitude was not tough, I thought it would make sense, but he just didn't let go. I see, I feel sorry for my daughter, yes, but I am fifteen years old, and I am a delicate young lady, and my body is weak, and I will grow up next year, and I am willing to marry. ”

The matchmaker talked endlessly, saying that the hope of the Shen family was not extinguished, but she really believed that it was only a matter of time, and she would wait for next year.

Shen Laibao was silent, he originally thought that the aunt of the Hua family would refuse, but he didn't expect it to be the uncle of the Hua family.

He's ...... Can't figure it out.

So what he said about mentioning it next spring, is it a shirk, or is it really waiting for Xiaohua to grow up another year?

He and Xiaohua are in free love, but if her father and mother don't agree, Hua Ling will definitely not nod.

Lovers and families always have to make a choice.

Seeing that his son was silent, Master Shen said, "Don't be discouraged son, if you really like Xiaohualing, my father and mother will go to Hua's house again tonight and ask for you to marry." ”

Shen Laibao knows Hua Pingsheng's character, and if he says no, he must say no, and he will not change his mind because of who comes to the door. He shook his head, "I'll find an opportunity to ask about this in person." ”

Master Shen said unexpectedly, "Ask in person?" Can I ask? ”

"I don't need to dodge my marriage event." Shen Laibao said with a smile, "Grandmother and father don't have to worry, didn't Uncle Hua refuse, he asked me to wait, then I will wait, but I want to ask the reason to see if there is any deficiency in himself, so that he can't rest assured that he will hand over Xiaohua to me, then I can change it in time." ”

Seeing his son so sensible, Master Shen was deeply pleased, "Then you have to talk to Master Hua, don't worry." ”

"Understood, Dad." Shen Laibao thought that Hua Ling's father would go to the late return building every three or five days to drink some wine, and calculated the day, it was exactly next year, so he decided to go to the late return building tomorrow.

Then there is nothing to do today, he will definitely not see Xiaohua, I don't know what Aunt Hua will tell her...... Hey, she proposed to him last night, can she still be a domineering little flower today?

Only then did he remember that he still had one more thing to do - to settle accounts with Tan Xin.

When they left with Xiaohua last night, both of them faintly heard Tan Xin's terrible scream, but they didn't look at it, but they always knew the style of the plate, but they were afraid of it...... Without his help, Tan Xin has already been tortured miserably

knocked on the door of Pan's house, but it was not the housekeeper who opened the door. There are not many subordinates on Pan Jiaming's face, except for the cook, who can always be seen, the other subordinates are always face-to-face, one by one, but the ones who open the door are all housekeepers. As soon as he saw that it was a face, Shen Laibao asked, "What about the housekeeper?" ”

The servant replied, "I'm chasing the little master." ”

"Where did the plate go?"

"A letter came from the capital, and after the little master read the letter, he was clamoring to return to Beijing. But the old man explained that the little master was not allowed to return to the imperial city, so he stopped him. But who would have thought that the little young master crawled away from the dog hole just now, and now the guards are chasing people, if Young Master Shen wants to find our little master, please go into the lobby and wait, and he will be back in a while. ”

So this is a sure plate that can't escape the pursuit of the guards at all? Shen Laibao knew that the plates' martial arts were not bad, but those secret guards were even more powerful. As he walked inside, he thought, the plate was in a hurry to return to Beijing, could it be Pan Yan......

"Ahh

Before Shen Laibao walked through the inner courtyard and entered the hall, he heard Tan Xin's scream. He paused, and said without changing his face, "The little young master broke her hand, and the doctor was not allowed to look at it, now it hurts." The little one is going to let her stop arguing with you. ”

The words were an understatement, but Shen Laibao knew that it would never be as simple as just folding his hands. He suddenly felt that he really didn't need to settle accounts with Tan Xin - because if he did settle accounts again, Tan Xin would probably die.

But the plate obviously won't let her die, he let her live, life is better than death.

Almost the next moment he took his seat, he saw someone twist a young man in. The boy struggled desperately, but it was useless, and in the end he was still escorted into it by the two secret guards on the left and right. As soon as he got up, he was pressed back into his chair by the guard.

"I'm going to kill you!"

The plate hissed and glared, but the dark guard did not move, as if he did not hear. The plate was pale, and when he saw Shen Laibao, he suddenly calmed down, turned his head and said, "Bring Tan Xin over." ”

Lift...... She could still walk if she just broke her hand, but he was lifting. When Shen Laibao noticed this word, he already felt that Tan Xin was tortured very badly, but after seeing Tan Xin being carried out, he realized that he was thinking too naïve.

Tan Xin's face was unharmed, but from the neck down, there were all scars!

She was still wearing yesterday's clothes, and her whole clothes were torn, and every wound was stained with blood, which was a hundred lashes while wearing clothes. When the guards threw her to the ground, Tan Xin's face was in pain, but her hands and feet did not tremble, just because her hands and feet were broken and dislocated, and only her throat could still make painful sounds.

Shen Laibao looked at Tan Xin, and then at the plate. The plate got up and walked towards her, squatted down and said, "Shen Laibao is here." ”

Tan Xin's eyes suddenly shook violently, "Spare me...... I know wrong...... I shouldn't have hit the idea of the flower bell, don't kill me. ”

"You are my lady, how could I kill you." Panzi looked up at Shen Laibao, "But if he wants to kill you, I can't help it." ”

With that, he drew the sword of the dark guard and threw it directly at Shen Laibao's feet, and said indifferently, "Whatever you want." ”

Shen Laibao didn't pick up the sword, "If I kill her, then Xiaohua will feel that she has indirectly killed someone, and I don't want her to have nightmares." ”

The plate slapped his hands and said, "Okay, okay, I knew you wouldn't kill anyone, so I'll be angry for you first, bad guy, I'll do it, are you satisfied, Shen Laibao?" ”

Shen Laibao looked at Tan Xin, who was already worse than death, and nodded

If it weren't for her evil intentions and wanting to ruin Hualing's innocence, Shen Laibao would have interceded for her, but if she did that kind of thing, he couldn't say one more good word for her.

The plate sneered, and said, "What are you doing with me?" ”

"I originally wanted to settle accounts with Tan Xin, but now it seems that I don't need to." Even if he doesn't look for it, Tan Xin will lose half his life. He added, "I asked the matchmaker to go to Hua's house, but Uncle Hua politely refused, saying that we would discuss it next year." ”

The plate paused slightly, and the obedient expression suddenly dispersed, "Refused?" But I see that Hua Pingsheng admires you very much, I thought he was the one who wanted you to be his son-in-law the most. ”

Shen Laibao didn't think so, he also thought that Hualing's father had a good impression of him, but he was too confident? So tomorrow's appointment is particularly important, "Plate, did your grandfather send a letter?" ”

Pan's face sank, and he said impatiently, "Yes, since you don't want me to go back, don't tell me that he is not well, heh...... Why bother me. ”

Shen Laibao said, "The situation in the imperial court has changed, and he doesn't want you to go back, and he doesn't want you to take risks." Pan Xiang has been strategizing for decades, he asked you not to go back, and you should not be too willful. I know you're worried about him, just like you were in the den of thieves, but the situation is not as good as it was back then, and you should understand. ”

The plate was silent, squatting beside Tan Xin, forgetting to torture her. Without nodding or shaking his head, he finally said, "I understand." ”

Shen Laibao said again, "Take Tan Xin back to the house, don't let people see it." ”

There was another layer of obedience under the plate's eyes, "I know." ”

The three words cold and cold swept over, which suddenly made Tan Xin shudder again, and his heart trembled with fear, this person is really terrible!

Shen Laibao came out of Pan's house, and he happened to meet Hua Ling walking from the door of the house, and the unexpected coincidence made him slightly stunned.

Hua Ling, who left the house, looked to the right, but did not see the door of the Shen family open, and when he retracted his gaze, he saw Shen Laibao diagonally opposite.

She was stunned and looked at him as well.

The two looked at each other from afar, until Mama Ge came down the steps and didn't see her come down, looked back, and followed her line of sight to Pan's house, saw Shen Laibao, and was about to stand in the middle, blocking the sight of the two. But each other's attention made her unbearable to interfere, she knew that her own young lady was happy with the young master of the Shen family.

As soon as Fang Cai said that the young master of the Shen family came to propose, even the nurse had never seen her so happy. The next moment, Mrs. said that her father had refused, and she seemed to have fallen into the abyss, and even Mrs. panicked.

There were big ups and downs, and her expression was lonely, so she couldn't bear to stop the knife in the middle at this time.

Hua Ling looked at him for a long time, and suddenly didn't know how to tell him about today's events.

Suddenly, the man slowly straightened his body towards her, his eyes were firm, the corners of his lips were slightly raised, and he smiled at her.

This smile suddenly melted all her doubts and guilt, and her originally gloomy heart instantly brightened, and he didn't want to give up, he didn't want to leave. At the beginning of spring next year, he will come as promised.

Hua Ling pursed her lips and smiled, returning the same smile as him.