Mei Xiang didn't even ask for a sedan chair and carriage, and ran to Hu's house in one go.

The large white space on the lintel suddenly came into view, which was the deepest shock. Mei Xiang gasped for breath, and suddenly he didn't dare to step forward. He suddenly realized that he had done something very stupid, thinking that it was giving people hope, and that clinker was the most desperate.

Mei Xiang stood there in a daze.

Suddenly, someone said, "Isn't this Uncle Mei?" ”

Mei Xiang followed the prestige, and it was the eldest sister-in-law of the Dong family, the money-hungry Qian family, who spoke.

The last time this Qian saw Mei Xiang, he was still cold, and he didn't have a good face, but when he saw him at this time, he quickly stammered, and the corners of his mouth turned up, obviously happy. She said, "Uncle Mei, you're here to find ......"

Before Qian's words were finished, Mei Xiang felt embarrassed, he was stunned, and turned around and left without saying anything. Qian hurriedly chased: "Why did you leave?" "The powerful man surnamed Hu is dead, and Uncle Meifu is still worried about the Dong family, how can the Qian family, who has seen such a good thing, let go?

About hearing the sound outside, Dong walked to the door and looked-

The two thin eyebrows were raised, and the already pale face turned a little paler.

Soon, Dong's face became indifferent, and she interrupted the two: "Sister-in-law." ”

Mei Xiang had already turned around and walked quickly, and when she suddenly heard this cold voice, she couldn't help but feel a little sour in her heart. He hadn't seen her since he divorced his wife. Thinking about it like this, the sourness in his heart became more and more thick.

Next to him, Qian said to Dong: "Sister, the uncle of Meifu has come to condole." ”

Mei Xiang lowered his eyes with an embarrassed look, he turned around, made a gesture from afar, and called in his mouth: "The lady of the Hu family." While speaking, Mei Xiang didn't dare to look at the person opposite, only looked at the gray brick at his feet.

Dong said lightly: "Uncle Mei, but I am short of the silver I paid back yesterday?" ”

She asked for money when he came.

The sourness in Mei Xiang's heart has turned into astringency. He quickly explained: "No, I'm just ......" At this point, he paused. Qian was very interested, and said to Dong: "I'll go in and see Aunt Hu." "——Aunt Hu's body is hard, after all, she is old, and when she heard the news of Hu Sanbiao's death, she couldn't withstand the blow and fainted directly, and now everything outside is controlled by the Dong family.

After the Qian family left, Mei Xiang said: "Mrs. Hu, I just came today to tell you that we are fighting outside, and if we don't find anyone, we won't believe that they are really not there." Therefore, I hope that Mrs. Hu will not be too sad. Moreover, all the money was made up by the brothers, and it was a thought, so you can take it and wait for him to come back......"

"Uncle Mei," Dong interrupted Mei Xiang, "Whether San Biao is there or not, we can't owe anyone." We really can't ask for that silver, and thank you for your kindness. ”

She has always been the softest on the outside, but the strongest on the inside.

Mei Xiang lowered his eyes helplessly.

Dong said again: "Thank you Uncle Mei for coming to condolence Sanbiao today." It is inconvenient for our orphans and widows to receive male guests, so I have thanked Uncle Mei here. She said with a slight owe.

Mei Xiang dared to raise his eyes and glanced at the person by the door.

Dong's face was much more mellow than when he was originally married, but his face was pale because of his weeping.

Mei Xiang lowered his head and made a deep gesture.

When he got up again, the door of the Hu family had been closed. The two doors were closed, and white flags hung on both sides, blown by the wind, gently stirred, and it was the irreparable sorrow of the world.

Inside, Dong walked into the mourning hall in silence and continued to kneel there to burn paper money. The Hu family has no relatives, and they are a room of women, and there is not even a coffin in this mourning hall, which seems more and more calm and empty. Qian came out of Aunt Hu's room and went to Dong to inquire, "Uncle Mei is gone?" Didn't say anything? ”

Dong raised his head, his eyes full of disgust.

That gaze was really cold, Qian was about to say something, but immediately shut up in recognition.

Mei Xiang returned to the house in despair, and was invited over by Qiao's family.

Seeing him, Qiao Shi was so angry that his fingers were about to poke his head: "Brother Xiang, you are a fool." At the beginning, she was so good in the house, you tossed around, and now that her man is gone, you ran over to make fun again! ”

Mei Xiang lowered his head and did not speak.

Qiao said: "She will definitely not turn back, and now she is still wearing filial piety, don't beat her up." ”

"Mother!" Mei Xiang said with a sullen head, "I don't have to marry her by doing this, I just, I just feel sorry for her, and I feel uncomfortable!" ”

"Since you don't have to marry her, my mother just showed you a few ......"

Before Qiao finished speaking, Mei Xiang stood up and said impatiently: "Mother, I don't want to marry for the time being." So saying, he ran back to his room. Mei Xiang was lying on the kang in a daze, and the maid outside said: "Uncle, my aunt said that after the uncle came back, he didn't ...... yet."

Mei Xiang was even more annoyed and shouted, "Don't go anywhere!" ”

The maid outside shut up.

The next day, Mei Ru went to greet Qiao's and found that Qiao's face was cold, like an iceberg, "Mother, what's wrong?" ”

Qiao sighed: "None of you two brothers and sisters have peace of mind!" ”

Early in the morning, the people at the bottom came to say that the uncle had gone out of the house again. Where else could he go? It's nothing more than squatting in the corner of Hu's house and quietly guarding it. The Hu family has a widow, an old mother, and a young son...... It's a difficult day, Mei Xiang is afraid that someone will bully them.

Mei Ru coaxed: "Mother, you are just angry with your brother, why are you pulling me?" ”

"You're not a worry either!" Qiao Shi gave her a bluff. Thinking of Mei Ru's unsettled marriage, and then thinking of this girl offending the queen with a little temperament, Qiao couldn't help but sigh. She told in her ear: "You just stay in the mansion these days, don't go anywhere." ”

"Yes." Mei Ru nodded.

……

Hu Sanbiao's funeral lasted three days.

The Hu family has no relatives, and there is a room of women, which is particularly troublesome, and the Dong family is in charge of it inside and out. On the day of the funeral, she walked in front with Xiao Changsheng in her arms, tears rippling. Hu Sanbiao didn't have a corpse, so he only made a well-dressed mound. In front of the grave, Dong still held Xiao Changsheng and kowtowed to him.

Aunt Hu cried again, beat her chest, and was helped back to rest early.

When he returned that day, Kazuho hired a carriage. When Dong got out of the carriage, there were several people on the side of the road who probed their brains to look. Those are the second-rate people in the neighborhood. Dong just didn't care about it, and walked inside quickly. The more she was like this, the more people coaxed, Dong hurriedly asked Hesui to cover the door, and heard someone outside shouting: "What are you doing?!" ”

Dong's footsteps did not stop, and he returned to the room with Changsheng in his arms.

After a while, Hesui came in and said, "Girl, Uncle Mei came here earlier and gave me a burden, saying that it was my uncle's." Uncle Mei said again that he brought it back from his return to Beijing this time, and now he has found an opportunity to send it. ”

Glancing at the familiar baggage, Dong's eyes turned red. She said with a straight face: "You go outside and say thank you politely to Uncle Mei." Kazuho nodded, put down the burden in his hand and withdrew.

The burden was next to it, and Dong untied it. I saw that the shirts she had made were neatly folded inside, some of which were clean and had not had time to wear, and some of which had been obviously washed, and they had been worn. Dong took it out one by one, and found that in the mezzanine of the bottom piece were all the family letters she had sent. The man was folded into small ones and placed them close to his side, one by one.

Dong's tears came out again.

She sat alone in the deserted room, and put the blouse beside her pillow.

……

Mei Ru brushed off the queen's kindness, and was worried that the disgusting prince would secretly make a mistake, so she took leave with Mr. Pingyang during this time, and she didn't have the face to go to the Hu family again, so she only stayed in the mansion to read books and paint.

Every winter is the coldest time.

Mei Qian will get married in March next year, and she is now following Xiao Wu to learn housekeeping, presiding over the feed, and ushering in the things that are being sent, of course, there is no leisure time. The entire Guogong Mansion is the most idle for Mei Ru and Sister Ping. Sister Ping is the most impatient, and that mouth is even more powerful and unforgiving than Mei Ru.

In fact, Sister Ping'er had a bad life in her previous life, and she offended many people with one mouth, and in the end, the Guogong Mansion fell, and Sister Ping ended up being suspended.

Mei Ru was reluctant to let this sister suffer so much anymore, so she occasionally said a few words on the side, saving her from suffering.

The relationship between the two sisters has become a lot closer because of this.

During the time she spent in the mansion, Mei Ru still received a message from Fu Zhao. Fu Zhao said that he was looking for her in an urgent matter and asked her to go to Sixi Hall. Last time, Fu Zheng coaxed her with these words, of course Mei Ru would not be fooled for the second time, so as not to be seen as a joke by that person.

couldn't see Mei Ru for a long time, Fu Zhao was anxious.

He wanted to ask his father to marry him directly, but this was too presumptuous, he was afraid that Mei Ru would be unhappy or unwilling, so he wanted to ask him face to face, but he didn't expect Mei Ru to suddenly ignore him. Fu Zhao is the second monk is confused, and he doesn't understand what happened at all.

Fortunately, Mei Ru had politely rejected the queen before, and the prince didn't make any moves, so Fu Zhao was a little relieved. What's more, there is another big event in front of everyone-

Fu Zheng's marriage.

Fu Zheng came back from nine deaths this time, and he was seriously injured, and even his right arm was useless, and Emperor Yanchang felt guilty, so he naturally wanted to make up for this son in marriage.

Empress Li took a fancy to Fu Zheng for a family business.

But Queen Li is selfish, and she looks for the family business that Fu Zheng sees, but it is not successful. Emperor Yanchang didn't speak when he learned about it, but only announced that Fu Zheng had entered the palace and asked Fu Zheng what he meant.

Do you need to ask?

Fu Zhao thought to himself, Seventh Brother will definitely ask to marry Sister Zhou-Zhou Suqing has not yet decided on a marriage-Since his father feels that he owes Seventh Brother, of course he will agree to this family matter.

In fact, Emperor Yanchang also understood the matter of Fu Zheng and Zhou Suqing, so he just gave Fu Zheng a chance.

The matter of clinker was very unexpected, Fu Zheng did not ask for marriage, but refused Emperor Yanchang's kindness in person!

Emperor Yanchang was puzzled, Fu Zhao was puzzled, and after Zhou Suqing found out, he was so angry that he cried in the house.

Zhou Suqing and Fu Zheng are a well-known pair in the capital. If it weren't for Fu Zheng's downfall and Mrs. He's obstruction last time, the two of them would have been married long ago...... Unexpectedly, Fu Zheng didn't marry anyone this time, let alone marry her, and directly brushed her face, so that she could behave in the capital?

The more Zhou Suqing thought about it, the more uncomfortable she became, and the more she thought about it, the more unconvinced she became.

Within a few days, the news of Zhou Suqing's marriage came out in Hefu, and the family affair was very serious, and there was a bit of contention.

Hearing these two news, Mei Ru was very surprised and confused. She didn't expect Fu Zheng to marry Zhou Suqing, what was he doing? Mei Ru couldn't figure it out.

Fu Zhao couldn't figure it out, so he asked Fu Zheng: "Seventh brother, why don't you marry Sister Zhou?" "It's a pity that such a good force of the He family was given away for nothing.

"She?" Fu Zheng smiled coldly when he heard this, his dark eyes were full of coldness, full of disdain. "Her good marriage is behind." Fu Zheng said meaningfully.

Fu Zhao didn't quite understand, "Sister Zhou's marriage is really good now, but it won't be a loss for Seventh Brother to marry her." ”

Fu Zheng smiled and only explained: "In recent years, Mrs. He and his father's political views have always been at odds, so there is no need to upset my father and emperor in order to marry her. ”

Fu Zhao understood this, and wondered: "Then why doesn't the seventh brother marry someone else?" Why didn't you marry anyone? ”

Fu Zheng was practicing calligraphy with a pen in his left hand at that time, and when he heard this, his hand holding the pen stagnated slightly. Fu Zheng didn't speak, only slowly lowered his eyes, and the bottom of his eyes was indescribable, obviously he had something on his mind, and he was preoccupied.

In Fu Zhao's eyes, Seventh Brother has always been calm, even indifferent, and he rarely looks like this...... Fu Zhao suddenly had a flash of inspiration, patted his head and said in shock: "Seventh brother, do you have someone in your heart?!" It's incredible, it's unbelievable.

Blinking slightly, Fu Zheng replied lightly: "No." He said and made a stroke.

"Brother Seven, don't lie to people." Fu Zhao was still curious, "Which girl is it?" Seventh brother, why don't you directly ask your father to marry? He couldn't figure it out.

Fu Zheng still lowered his eyes, smiled helplessly, looked at Fu Zhao and said, "Don't guess." After a pause, he asked with concern, "Have you seen the third girl recently?" ”

"Nope." Fu Zhao's face drooped and shook his head, very frustrated. After a while, he said again: "Recently, it has been inconvenient for her to go out of the house on the cusp of the storm, so I still wait for the Yuan Festival to find her, and then I will go to enjoy the lanterns." ”

Xu heard the word "lantern", Fu Zheng's eyes were stunned, and he looked at the lantern between Duobaoge.

Fu Zhao was surprised in his heart, and also looked over.

The lantern sat there, quietly. There are already some yellowed paper wrapped in bamboo strips, and the ink pen outlines themselves elegantly and delicately, looking at it from a distance, although it is cold but has a unique charm.

A thought suddenly popped up in Fu Zhao's heart, could it be that this is the person in the heart of the seventh brother?

……

The day of the Winter Festival is Zhou Suqing's birthday, and Mei Qian and Mei Ru naturally have to go to congratulate.

This year, Zhou Suqing and Mei Qian both decided to be married, but Mei Ru was named a Kefu and no one cared about it.

When two people meet, they still don't match. Mei Ru nodded her chin, Zhou Suqing still maintained her good reputation, and smiled lightly.

For Mei Ru, Zhou Suqing still hates.

Since Emperor Yanchang praised Mei Ru's words that time, Mei Ru's ink treasure has faintly pressed Zhou Suqing. Now everyone is spreading that Mei Ru's calligraphy and painting have their own school, and Zhou Suqing, the former first daughter-in-law in the capital, has gradually faded in reputation and is about to be forgotten.

The only balance and happiness in Zhou Suqing's heart is probably that Fu Zheng did not ask to marry Mei Ru in front of Emperor Yanchang this time.

As long as she thinks of Mei Rukov, she wants to laugh, and then she looks at Mei Ru's delicate and brutal appearance, and secretly wonders, what are the benefits of your petty nature by being so careless? Everyone knows that Mei Ru has an arrogant temper, isn't it that no one wants it now? Even Fu Zheng didn't marry her.

Thinking like this, Zhou Suqing was very happy in her heart.

On this day, everyone gathered in one place, and Zhou Suqing of course wanted to win back a city in terms of reputation, so he proposed yì to compose a poem, and the theme was the pot of Lingbo fairies that opened just right.

Poetry is Mei Ru's weakness, and she is extremely self-aware. The clinker was lined up this day, and Mei Ru's poem was actually ranked last! It's really a bit embarrassing for this to get out, and it's also a miracle that the disciple taught by Mr. Pingyang is so poor.

In the eyes of everyone who were either watching jokes or thinking it was funny, Mei Ru sat there with a calm face, still a little stunned in her heart.

I didn't expect such a humiliating thing to spread to the palace.

On the first day of the first lunar month, when Mei Ru entered the palace with Mrs. Du to meet Empress Li, Empress Li took the opportunity to ask. At that time, Zhou Suqing was also there. Mei Ru was too lazy to compete with Zhou Suqing, and lowered her eyes respectfully: "The courtier's talent is indeed not as good as Sister Zhou's." With her words, Queen Li took this opportunity to raise Zhou Suqing a few words, and deliberately belittled Mei Ru, very ruthless.

Knowing that Queen Li was still angry in her heart, Mei Ru only suffered silently, looking forward to the prince's matter and hurry over.

Coincidentally, when she came out of the palace on this day, Mei Ru met the prince. She followed the rules and regulations and said goodbye. Mei Ru stood behind everyone, and the prince's eyes were clear and cold, and he still brushed her.

For the crown prince, Mei Ru does not know how to lift.

Originally, Empress Li's grace, Mei Ru happily agreed, and everything was fine. But Mei Ru refused, kneeling there, still very hard in her bones! The prince was naturally unhappy after knowing it, since he was shameless, don't blame Bengong for being polite!

According to the original plan, the crown prince was ready to appoint Meiru as the crown princess to please Emperor Yanchang, now......

He sneered.

When this person becomes a broken flower and a willow, he will be extra generous if he reluctantly accepts it, otherwise what good fate can she have?

Thinking so, the prince looked at Mei Ru again.

I saw her standing there, her back straight. This kind of straight people have an urge to hold down and destroy it fiercely, trying to fold into any position, and then look at the girl's slender figure and bulging breasts...... The prince opened his eyes, his heart was a little itchy, and the corners of his mouth were still sneering.

was glanced at by the prince like this, Mei Ru was extremely uncomfortable. There were waves of coolness on her. She knew that the prince had bad intentions, and she had been hiding until now, but she was afraid that she couldn't hide, but she didn't know what kind of dirty bad intentions this person was thinking.

Thinking of the terrifying figure in Banyi Garden, Mei Ru's scalp was still numb.

Probably like Fu Zheng said, this person is waiting to ruin her reputation.

Mei Ru was silent.

When I returned to the house that day, I saw that Qiao's still sighed. Yesterday, the family kept the New Year, Mei Xiang came back very late, and went out of the house early this morning, how could he not catch anyone, how could Qiao's not be angry? Mei Ru hurriedly pinched her shoulders and beat her back, and spoke for her brother: "Mother, my brother himself said that he just felt uncomfortable, so he felt better in his heart." ”

Qiao sighed: "That's it, let him go." ”

Mei Xiang really thinks so. Their family is all women, originally Hu Sanbiao was there, no one would beat them, but now that her man is suddenly gone, anyone may have bad intentions and is very easy to be bullied. What's more, the livelihood of a family is also a problem. A few years ago, the Dong family seemed to want to set up a shop, so he asked Hesui to inquire. Mei Xiang paid attention to it quietly, but it was inconvenient to come forward, if he let the Dong family know, he would definitely not accept his kindness.

Mei Xiang is in a hurry.

On the second day of the new year, Mei Xiang slipped out again, and Mei Ru also went to Mr. Pingyang's mansion to pay New Year's greetings.

When Mei Ru arrived, the family said that there was a distinguished guest in front of her husband, so she couldn't be disturbed, so she rested in the courtyard where she usually reads.

It happened to snow two days ago, and the courtyard was covered with snow, and the ink bamboo in the courtyard was pressed with thick snow, which was rare to have a naïve attitude. Sweeping snow and making tea, a clean and elegant thing in winter.

Mei Ru had just poured a cup of tea when Fu Zheng came.

Mei Ru couldn't help frowning-it turned out that the distinguished guest of Mr. Pingyang was this person?

I saw Fu Zheng pass through the weeping flower door, walked over, knelt opposite her, and then said very calmly: "Come and see you." ”

He was so straightforward, Mei Ru was choked, and she really didn't know what to reply.

She took a sip of tea, and Fu Zheng said approvingly: "Boiled Tieguanyin, this weather is good." He poured himself a glass and held it up with his left hand. Mei Ru brushed his right shoulder uncomfortably. The man's right hand was still hanging at his side. Beneath the wide sleeves embroidered with hollow lines is a thin hand.

Mei Ru opened her eyes and looked at the courtyard.

Fu Zheng asked, "I heard that you were taught a lesson by Queen Li in public yesterday?" ”

Mei Ru let out an "um".

Fu Zheng smiled, and he asked, "How did you compose that poem of the Lingbo Fairy?" Let's say that this king will give you a staff and a staff to see what the wrong way is. ”

Hearing that he actually made fun of this, Mei Ru glared at him unhappily.

Meeting her gaze, Fu Zheng still smiled. He has recently recovered from his injuries, and his cheeks are not so sharp, but have added a bit of nobility. When he laughed, the whole person was hearty and clear, and he became a beautiful boy again.

Mei Ru didn't say a word, put down the teacup, and got up to leave with a cold face.

The eaves of this corridor were narrow, and when he passed by Fu Zheng's side, he grabbed her hand and called softly: "Aru." ”

Mei Ru withdrew her hand and only looked at him coldly. At the beginning of the winter snow, she stood there, he knelt and sit, and Mei Ru rarely looked down at this man.

Fu Zheng looked at her and said, "You sue me, and I will be angry for you." ”