A few rings were lit with lanterns in front, and the red fire illuminated the road ahead, and the snow swept on the side of the road shone brightly. Ma Xiaoge's heart was clenched tightly, but his face was indifferent, and he looked at the old lady with a smile.

The old lady patted Ma Xiaoge's hand and said, "This marriage is destined in the previous life, if I force Yiyan to marry a woman he doesn't like, there will be trouble in this house in the future." However, a while ago, Bo Shilang's wife specially came to Jingxin Hall to read Buddhist scriptures with me for a long time, thinking that she wanted to be in-laws with the Qin family. ”

"So, the old lady agreed?" Ma Xiaoge's heart skipped a beat and asked leisurely. Bo Shilang's daughter, she has heard of it, she looks beautiful and beautiful, her temperament is ice and jade, she is deeply loved by Bo Shilang and Mrs. Bo, she just held a grand ceremony for her, and the person who came to propose marriage had already broken through the threshold, but I don't know why this Bo family wants to marry the Qin family?

The old lady walked slowly, stopped at the door of the meditation hall, and said, "Although I don't want to force Yi Yan, but when the male is married, if he still insists on refusing to marry, I still have to come forward and say it." Although Bo Shilang's official position is not as good as that of the Qin Mansion, his daughter is indeed fully worthy of Yi Yan, besides, I am already old, and this Hou Mansion must also be supported by someone. In the past three years, it has been really hard to rely on Xiaoge to be a housekeeper, and when you get married, do you want my wife to come forward to take care of these miscellaneous things? ”

Ma Xiaoge smiled quietly: "Old lady, in the past three years in the Hou Mansion, I have long regarded the Hou Mansion as my own home. Hou Ye has been delaying marrying a wife, and Xiao Ge is also anxious for you, but the old lady can rest assured, Hou Ye has always done things safely and will not disappoint the old lady. ”

In the past three years in the Hou Mansion, in addition to reading and reading, learning piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, Ma Xiaoge also learned a lot of skills to observe words and feelings, and treat people and things. She is just a little girl in the countryside, because her mother died in Qin Mansion without knowing her relatives, so she was treated favorably by the old lady, and she has been sent to the fence and enjoyed the various treatments of Miss Houfu, which naturally attracted the resentment of many people.

But Ma Xiaoge didn't care, she endured and worked hard to enrich herself, and on the other hand, she used her gentle temper to mingle with the subordinates in the Hou Mansion. Although there are still many people who disagree with her, at least she has a firm foothold in the Hou Mansion. For her, the Hou Mansion is like her home, and she even hopes that she will be here for the rest of her life...... It deserves to be her home.

"Xiaoge, it's time for me to snack on your business." The old lady looked at Ma Xiaoge earnestly and said, "I can't delay even a lifelong event because I don't have my mother, I'll ask the matchmaker in a few days, and I'll definitely find a good family for you." ”

Ma Xiaoge hurriedly pushed: "Old lady, don't worry, wait for Master Hou and Miss to become relatives and talk about my business." ”

She knew that her status was low, and it was impossible for her to become the mistress of the Hou Mansion, but she was willing to be a concubine, as long as she could marry the little Hou Ye. But...... Ma Xiaoge secretly glanced at the old lady in thought, would the old lady agree? Even if the old lady took pity on her and agreed, then, is the Hou Ye willing to marry her?

Ma Xiaoge looked in the mirror and pressed his eyelids, where there were more dark circles, and he was busy in the past few days in order to be busy with Chinese New Year's Eve. Even so, she is still confident in her appearance, although it is not a posture of alluring the country and the city, but compared to the few rooms arranged by the old lady for the Hou Ye, her beautiful appearance is enough.

"Miss Ma, Master Hou and Miss Hou have returned home, do you want to go and have a look?" Yahuan's voice sounded outside, Ma Xiaoge took out the rouge box and pounced, covered the blue and black under his eyes, straightened his clothes, and walked towards the front yard.

Qin Yiyan's face was solemn, Qin Keke's face was desolate, Ma Xiaoge knew what was going on as soon as he guessed it, and said with a smile: "Hou Ye and Keke shouldn't have eaten anything in the palace, I'll let my subordinates make some hot food, so as not to wake up hungry before dawn." ”

Qin Keke waved his hand and walked towards his courtyard in silence. Qin Yiyan sighed secretly and said to Ma Xiaoge: "Don't be busy, it's already midnight, you will be busy early tomorrow morning, rest early." ”

Ma Xiaoge wanted to say something, but saw Qin Yiyan walking in the direction of the study with a serious face. It's so late, not to rest, but to run errands. Ma Xiaoge could also think of what Qin Yiyan was doing with his toes. Xiao Ling was still missing, and he couldn't be found at all, and the Hou Mansion sent many people to look for him, but he still returned in vain.

She was also worried about Xiao Ling, but as soon as she saw Qin Yiyan's more worried and sad appearance than her, she couldn't suppress the jealousy in her heart. She has always known that there is a faint affection between Hou Ye and Xiao Ling, but thinking that three years have passed, Xiao Ling has not returned to Beijing, and Hou Ye has not proposed to take Xiao Ling back to Beijing, will the feelings of that youth go with the wind?

But no! Qin Yiyan has been thinking about Xiao Ling!

What Ma Xiaoge thought was not wrong, Qin Yiyan was really thinking about Lin Ling. asked him why he hadn't taken Lin Ling back to the capital in the past three years, and he didn't know. Maybe he heard Ashin say that Lin Ling was living freely in Quanzhou, and he couldn't bear to disturb him; Maybe he was worried that Lin Ling didn't have the slightest affection for him, and he didn't want to force it...... Because of his indecision, Lin Ling disappeared.

"Master Hou, in the past few days, my subordinates have been lurking at the gates of the Qing Palace's Mansion and the Lin Mansion, and they have indeed seen the future second princess, but there are always people in the dark who have blocked the face of the second princess, so my subordinates can only find a painter to draw the figure of the second princess, please take a look!" The man in black was half-kneeling, and his hands presented the scroll.

The picture scroll slowly spreads out, this is the scene at the gate of the Lin Mansion, a group of people surround the woman who got down from the carriage, in the picture scroll, only the woman's side back can be seen. Her slender figure was covered by a floor-sweeping robe, her long hair fluttering in the wind, and half of her figure was blocked by the maid ring who served beside her. Even if three years have passed, even if someone deliberately obstructs it, Qin Yiyan can still be sure that this must be Lin Ling.

Qin Yiyan didn't want to think about why the second prince wanted to marry Lin Ling as a concubine, nor did he want to think about whether Lin Ling married the second prince voluntarily or forced, he only knew that Lin Ling was now missing in the Lin Mansion for no reason! If Lin Ling is found by the second prince, then it will be even more difficult to see Lin Ling in the future - the guards of the Second Prince's Mansion are no more lax than the palace!

"Send some people to find it, and the other part of the people are guarding in the dark of the Qing Palace, and report to me at any time if there is a situation!" Qin Yiyan's hand held the scroll tightly, and his brows furrowed tightly.

He didn't have to marry Lin Ling, but if he had to marry someone, why didn't he marry someone he liked?

Moreover, he likes to be with Lin Ling, and he feels that it is a pleasure to talk to her.