Zhuo Ran's mother, formerly surnamed Xu, called Xu, married to the Zhuo family at the age of eighteen, lost her husband in middle age, and only had one son. The family is in the middle of the road, and the mother and son depend on each other for their lives so far. This is what Zhuoran's mother Xu told me the day before yesterday.

In a daze, a helpless voice broke into my ears: "Alas~ I guessed it, when it will be freshened up, you two will come to the lobby to see me." ”

I was woken up, stretched, rubbed my eyes and sat up, and saw Zhuo Ran standing with his head bowed.

The door was open, and remembering the voice just now, I asked Zhuo Ran, "Who came just now?" It's not right to think about it, there is only his mother left in this house except for the two of us.

Sure enough, Zhuo Ran said: "Mother asked us to see her, she found out our ......" He didn't say the next words, but I also understood.

"You go out first, I'll change my clothes." I said to Zhuo Ran, who was still at the door, that it was useless to worry about the Xu family's search for us.

Zhuo Ran walked out of the door and closed the door with him. I got out of bed, took off my dress, walked over to a newly made dresser, sat down, and straightened my messy hair. After that, I went out to the lobby, and I suddenly remembered one thing halfway through, as if the ancient new daughter-in-law had to kneel and worship the tea ceremony on the second day of the wedding. So, after entering the lobby, I first went to the kitchen to pour a cup of tea, and then walked to Zhuo's mother, Xu, who had been sitting in the hall waiting for us.

Together with Zhuo Ran, I was about to bow down when Xu suddenly stretched out his hand to stop us: "Wait! There was a faint anger on her face, and then she took out a white silk handkerchief from her cuff: "This is what I took off your bed this morning, and there is nothing on it, didn't you have a round room last night?" Also, when I entered your room early this morning, you were lying on your desk in full clothes......

Looking at the white silk handkerchief, I didn't understand it at first, but I didn't understand what it was for until Xu finished speaking, and my cheeks couldn't help but heat up, and there was a hint of embarrassment.

"Mother, I'm sorry, I ......" Zhuo Ran squeaked and said, afraid that he would tell the truth, I snatched his head and said, "Big ...... Mother, that's the case, Zhuo Ran was afraid that he would miss the imperial examination, and he was reading all night last night, so he ...... That's how it will be. ”

Xu hesitated and said to Zhuo Ran: "Is this really the case? Or are you not satisfied with the family affairs arranged by your mother? ”

"Mother, I ......" Zhuo Ran still squeaked and couldn't say why, I knew that he was very conflicted in his heart, he was a scholar, and his heart must be filled with those loyalty, filial piety, courtesy, righteousness or something, at this time he was afraid that his mother would be sad, and he didn't want to lie to deceive his mother.

I secretly ripped off the hem of his clothes, calmed him down first, and then said: "Mother, don't blame Zhuo Ran, he is also afraid that he will miss this year's imperial examination so he studied all night, in fact, he is very satisfied with his mother's arrangement." I try my best to help Zhuo Ran Yuan panic, as for other things, there is always a way to solve it. When he is admitted to the top prize and becomes an official, I can get out, after all, he has saved my life twice, and it can be regarded as a thankful retribution.

Xu Shi thought for a while and said, "I believe Xiao Li's words for the time being." As she spoke, she gave Zhuo Ran the white silk handkerchief in her hand and continued: "You guys go back to my room now, I will see what I want in an hour."

Xu's order made me cry and laugh a little, Zhuo Ran was even more red and at a loss, only to hear him say: "Mother, this daylight ......" He was embarrassed to say the next words.

"It's all husband and wife, what's there to be embarrassed about." Xu Shi said and took my hands and clasped them tightly and said kindly: "Xiao Li, my mother knows that you are a good daughter-in-law, and you will not disappoint your mother."

I was a little speechless, and I couldn't tell the truth, so I had to agree first, and then persuade Zhuo Ran to go back to the room. Back in the room, I bolted the door, and when I looked at Zhuo Ran again, his face was even redder than before.

I was speechless, patted him and said, "What are you thinking about, your face is so red." ”

"We ...... We ......" he was stunned for a long time, but he didn't speak.

"What are we? You mean! I said deliberately.

"Are we going to have a real round house?" Zhuo Ran said.

I glared at him: "You dare! ”

"What about this?" Zhuo Ran raised the white silk handkerchief in his hand.

"Well, what about this......" It seems that it can't be fooled without getting some blood, and I was trying to let Zhuo Ran cut his finger and drip some blood on it, when I heard a slight footstep outside the door approaching, I pinched it casually, it turned out to be Xu, does she have a bad habit?

"Zhuoran, shake the bed with me." I whispered in Zhuo Ran's ear.

"For ......" Before he could finish speaking, I quickly covered his mouth and whispered, "Just do what I say." Don't talk nonsense, your mother is right outside the door. ”

Zhuo Ran nodded after hearing this, and the two crept to the side of the bed, and each shook up from one end to the other with a tacit understanding. There is no other purpose, just to give Xu some illusions.

"Squeak, squeak" shook for a while, and when I pinched my fingers again, I found that Xu had left, so I stopped, and my hands were numb.

"What about this?" Zhuo Ran raised the white silk handkerchief in his hand and asked me.

I whispered, "This is easy, just bite your finger and squeeze the blood on it."

"Good!" Just do it, Zhuo Ran ruthlessly bit the index finger of his left hand, smeared the blood on the white silk handkerchief, one finger bleeds less, and he bit the middle finger again.

"Since I was a child, my mother worked hard to bring me up, but now I am deceiving her like this. Am I unfilial? After doing this, he looked at the white silk handkerchief that was already stained with some blood in his hand.

I smiled and comforted him: "How come, you are also forced to be helpless." You have to treat love from the beginning, otherwise what's the point of talking about love! ”

"Yes! Xiuxiu would rather live her life in order not to marry someone else, so what is it for me to deceive my mother for her! Zhuo Ran said faintly.

As soon as I heard what he said, I suddenly felt as if I had said something wrong, and after thinking about it, I said, "It's good to start from the beginning, but have you ever thought about it, who are you living for?"

"Except for my mother, I don't have anything else to worry about." Zhuo Ran sighed.

"But have you fulfilled your obligations as a son of man? Your mother is so old, what she hopes most is to see her son have a good life, live well, marry a daughter-in-law and have a grandson for her to hold. I said.

Zhuo Ran was silent, and after a while, he said: "Maybe you are right, I was willful before, I should study hard to gain fame, glorify my ancestors, and let my mother live a good life." It's just that...... Childbearing...... I may not be able to satisfy her old man. ”

"Why are you so stubborn, Xiuxiu wants you to live a good life so much, then you should live like a normal person, instead of being like now." I say.

Zhuo Ran looked surprised and asked me, "How do you know what Xiuxiu told me in her dream?" ”