On this day, Zhang Xiang was reclining on the couch, holding an anthology and reading it seriously. The soft and boneless delicate wind snuggled up to him, and his slender hands were as slender as jade from time to time to hand over a peeled grape and feed it to the master. Jiao Yue stood behind the two of them, waving the palace fan in her hand gently, and the cool breeze blew away, with a hint of the fragrance of a woman. Jiaohua and Jiaoliu were on duty last night and were sleeping soundly in the room at this time. The four maids were very interesting, and Zhang Xiang never dared to disturb when he was reading.

A rough little maid hurriedly ran over, panting outside the door to report: "Young master, the eldest lady of the Li family sent the housekeeper mother to come to see you, she is still at Madame's place to ask for peace, Madame asked the slave maid to come over and inform the young master." ”

Mrs. Zhang also knew that her son was a little ridiculous these days, but men, the first taste of personnel was like this, although Mrs. Zhang felt that this matter was taken for granted, but after all, these maids were bought with the money given by the future daughter-in-law's mother's family, and at this time, it was inevitable that the people sent by the future daughter-in-law would be a little weak-hearted, so she specially sent someone to report it, so as not to let her son be bumped into by the Li family and see something that should not be seen.

Zhang Xiang, who has been immersed in the gentle township all day, has not heard anyone mention Li Yuxue for a long time. At this time, he realized that he had never thought of his fiancée during this time, and it seemed that he had almost forgotten that there was such a person. Zhang Xiang, who suddenly realized that he was a little lucky, had a shame on his face, and coughed unnaturally twice, and then said loudly: "Jiaofeng, Jiaoyue, you go back to the room to rest first, and call my former big maid Narcissus to come and serve." ”

Some time ago, the sensational two daughters competing for a husband and the four maids, how could they not have heard of it? The four of them were mentally prepared as early as when they entered Zhang's house, knowing what kind of housewife they were about to face in the future, so Jiao Feng and Jiao Yue had no color on their faces at the moment, and they bowed and retreated softly and quietly.

The Zhang family was not wealthy in the past, and the subordinates they bought were all economical and practical. When Mother Li, who was sent by Li Yuxue, saw that there was only one plain-looking older maid beside her future uncle, she showed a satisfied smile on her face, and her tone of voice was a little more enthusiastic: "The old slave asks for Zhang Gongzi." I wonder how the son is doing now? My young lady was very concerned about her son's body, so she specially cooked and made a few snacks to send to her son. The word "personally" by Li's mother deliberately accentuated her tone, and she had a very good grasp of the eldest lady's youngest daughter who wanted to compare Zhang Gongzi's ex-fiancée.

But it's a pity that Zhang Xiang never paid attention to the trivial matters in his little daughter's heart, and nodded casually: "My tired mother told Yuxue that I have gotten a lot better, so she doesn't have to worry about it." Just put the snacks on the table and try them later when I'm hungry. ”

Everyone made it clear that she was not hungry now, and Li's mother couldn't force him to taste it in person, so she put down the food box with a little disappointment, she took out a letter from her arms and handed it to Zhang Xiang with both hands: "Childe, this is the letter that Miss asked the old slave to bring to Childe." ”

Zhang Xiang took the letter, and when he saw that Li's mother still hadn't said goodbye, he knew in his heart that this was Yuxue waiting for his reply, so he opened the envelope and read it.

This letter is not long, and Zhang Xiang read it in a moment.

"I can walk slowly on the ground now, you go back and tell your young lady, the day will be set for tomorrow."

Mother Li got a reply, and she didn't delay, and said goodbye and went back to the eldest lady to return to her life.

The strong longing in Yuxue's letter evoked the memories of the sweet past between the two in Zhang Xiang's heart, and the lovesickness quickly fermented, making him set the date of meeting that his fiancée asked in the letter for tomorrow.

Li Yuxue's reputation now, there are not many places to go in Beijing - it is impossible to go to the house of her friends in the past, not to mention that she is now like a rat crossing the street, even if it is an ordinary daughter-to-be-married, there is no reason to go out at will. It is even more impossible to come directly to Zhang's house, no matter how much the jar is broken, Li Yuxue can't do this kind of shameless thing, and can't wait to take the initiative to run to her fiancé's house. After thinking about it, the only place she can have now is the Jingxin Nunnery on the outskirts of Beijing. First, Lu Zhixiang is now sent here by the Lu family, and she can go out in the name of visiting friends; Second, because the Jingxin Nunnery is a pure place for the Buddhist gate to accept the female relatives of the big families in Beijing to repent and atone for their sins, Li Yuxue came here to express to the world that she wants to change her past mistakes.

Early the next morning, Zhang Xiang told his mother that he had been bored at home for too long and wanted to go out for a walk. Mrs. Zhang has always been obedient to her son, how could she refuse this little thing. After telling him to bring two more little guys, he nodded and let him go.

Zhang Xiang hired an ordinary carriage according to Yuxue's reminder in yesterday's letter, and set off from the back door of his house very low-key to Jingxin Nunnery.

And here, Li Yuxue, who tossed and turned last night and fell asleep until the third watch in the middle of the night, felt very wrong when she woke up. Weak, she barely got up, felt lightheaded, and fell straight to the bed. Mother Li, who was waiting beside her, hurriedly helped the young lady, and saw that an abnormal flush appeared on her face, and reached out to gently poke her forehead, and was suddenly startled by the hot temperature: "Come on, go and ask the doctor, the eldest lady has a fever!" Li Yuxue listened to her panicked scream, and wanted to say that she was okay to hold on, but her eyelids suddenly became heavy, her eyes were dark, and she didn't know anything.

Miss's sudden high fever and fainting really made Li's mother messed up. Not only did she have to face the angry reprimand of her wife, but she also had to take care of the unconscious young lady with a series of things, and a series of things came to her face, where could Mother Li think of sending someone to tell her future uncle about the sudden illness of the young lady.

Zhang Xiang, who had been waiting for an hour on the back mountain of the meditation nunnery, gradually became angry in his heart. I made an appointment to meet here, but my fiancée hasn't shown up until now, so if something happens to cancel the action, at least I have to send someone over to talk to me, right? The more Zhang Xiang thought about it, the more annoyed he felt, and kicked the big tree next to him irritably, he was ready to go home, and he didn't wait stupidly anymore.

Suddenly, a "click" sound of chopping wood came from not far away, accompanied by the faint low sobs of a woman.

Zhang Xiang walked curiously along the sound, and when he saw the young girl who was chopping wood and wiping her tears, he couldn't help but widen his eyes, and a sense of pity arose from the bottom of his heart.

I saw that the girl in front of me should be at the age of budding flowers and bones, but she was dressed very shabby. A wide and ill-fitting monk's robe was placed on her, making her already thin figure even thinner, as if a gust of wind could blow it away. He wears an ordinary monk's hat on his head, and it is impossible to tell whether he has been shaved or not; The little face the size of the palm appeared a touch of blood because of the labor, and a pair of starry eyes were full of tears, and as her sobs fell from time to time, one fell across her sad face. The maiden did not seem accustomed to the rough work of chopping wood, and her hands, which were white and delicate, were covered with several cuts from branches, some of which had scabbed, some of which were still bleeding; Looking closely at the tiger's mouth where she was holding the firewood knife, there were two big blisters, no wonder she couldn't help crying.

Zhang Xiang couldn't stand it anymore, and hurriedly stepped forward: "This young lady, do you need any help from below?" ”

Lu Zhixiang, who was crying and cursing in her heart, was startled by the sudden man's voice, and a pair of big deer-like eyes raised to follow the voice, with a hint of panic in her eyes. Zhang Xiang was looked at by these eyes, only to feel that his heartbeat was speeding up in vain, and his heart seemed to be softened into a puddle of water by this look. He hurriedly spoke out to reassure: "Miss, don't be afraid, Xiaosheng has no malicious intent." I just heard your cry not far away, so I came over to see if anyone needed help. ”

Lu Zhixiang secretly blossomed after seeing the appearance of the man in front of him clearly, Zhang Xiang was wearing a brand-new crescent white ice silk straight jacket today, and wearing a high-quality, fist-sized Pisces jade pendant around his waist, coupled with his delicate face and gentle scholarly temperament, he was really a pretty boy.

Zhixiang blushed, bowed her head and bowed gently: "Thank you for your righteousness, the little girl has to chop two loads of firewood every day, and those masters in the meditation nunnery are willing to give a mouthful of food, the slave family has never done this kind of rough work when they were at home in the past...... Today's hands hurt unbearably, and after chopping firewood all morning, I still couldn't get enough of a load, so I was so anxious that I cried......" In the end, she was aggrieved and her eyes were red again.

"Miss, don't worry, Xiao Sheng happened to bring a few little guys when he went out today, you rest on the side first, Xiao Sheng will call them over to help you chop wood. It is really a sin and a sin for the young lady to be reduced to such a rough job with such a pair of beautiful hands. Zhang Xiang sighed regretfully, with a sincere distress on his face.

Happiness came so suddenly, Zhixiang looked at the boy and turned to find the figure of the little girl, and secretly pinched herself, and the clear pain finally made her sure that this was not a sweet dream.