After Xu Youshan saw the position of Zhai Yu and Xu Mingwen next to each other, she instantly understood, so she reacted quickly and pulled Xu Chen, who was still confused, to follow Xu Yourong in front, and left Xu Mingwen, who was still a little unable to react, and left.

But Xu Yourong's movements just now were too fast, and Xu Youshan, who knew Xu Yourong too well, reacted too quickly, so Xu Ming, who was pulled around by Xu Yourong and was still a little confused, was left behind. And by the time Xu Ming's wife finally reacted, Xu Youshan and the others had already pulled Xu Chen to walk in front, and there was only Zhai Yu left by her side.

"Uh, they're gone...... It's fast. ”

Xu Mingwen didn't dare to look at Zhai Yu, stared at her feet and said.

"Oh." Zhai Yu's deep voice sounded softly.

In fact, just now when Xu Youshan and the others were the first to leave, Zhai Yu could also leave Xu Mingwen and walk away together, but when Xu Youshan and they all left, but left Xu Mingwen alone, Zhai Yu actually stayed alone, maybe he was too personable to allow Xu Mingwen to be left like this. But maybe, it's something else, but no matter what, anyway, from Xu Ming's peek at Zhai Yu's faint expression, she can't see anything.

Therefore, after the two were silent for a while, Zhai Yu said, "Let's go." ”

Xu Mingwen had no objections, so the two of them were familiar with each other and walked forward together.

On the road, the flowers are good, the moon is full, and the cicadas are singing in the night breeze, all of which are hazy under the silver-white moonlight, and Xu Ming's slightly drooping eyes are also raised at some point. Quietly looked at the thin and tall figure two steps ahead. The night breeze blows, and it is slightly cool. But there is also the fragrance of a hundred flowers, but it is not surprising that Xu Mingwen can smell it, but there is only one floral fragrance here and now - the fragrance of crape myrtle flowers.

The night is hazy.

Today, because Xu Mingwen participated in Zhai Yu's farewell banquet, by the time the banquet was over, it would naturally be too late. Therefore, Xu Mingwen can only stay in Dongyang Lane tonight. And because of Xu Mingwen, Xu Youshan also went to bed in Weizhou Courtyard with a pillow tonight. But the three little girls were all bathed and lay on Xu Yourong's newly changed mutton fat white jade lapis lazuli and smoke giant bed. The chatter was all about Zhai Yu and Xu Mingwen.

"Sister Zhai, what did you just talk about with Lady Zhai?"

"Sister Wu, why did you walk so slowly just now, we have been waiting for you two for a long time."

It turned out that Xu Youshan and they deliberately left Zhai Yu and Xu Mingwen behind. But when they all came to the fork in the road of Weizhou Courtyard, Zhengyan Pavilion and Taixi Garden. Zhai Yu and Xu Mingwen didn't come over until a long time later, which really made Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan not think about anything anymore.

"yes, just talk to us."

"Sister Ao, do you like Zhai Dagongzi......"

"It's not."

Originally, when Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan were a little teased of Xu Mingwen, Xu Mingwen was just embarrassed or didn't speak, but when Xu Youshan said the word "like", Xu Mingwen reacted loudly.

"Sister Shan, don't talk nonsense. Who liked it. ”

"Oh, who likes it? I don't know. Do you know big sister? ”

And Xu Youshan, who saw Xu Ming's huge reaction, suddenly squinted her eyes and smiled, smiling like a little fox, and the smile made Xu Ming's pretty face red, so red that she was about to drip blood. But Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan still didn't let her go, but approached Xu Mingwen more and more, Xu Yourong even laughed and said: "Then why are you reacting so much, what, when it comes to your sore spots?" ”

"Say, say... Speaking of who's sore spots, you two stop talking nonsense, I'm going to sleep. ”

But for the fact that her reaction seemed to be really too big, Xu Mingwen was also secretly annoyed, and in the face of Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan's step-by-step questioning, Xu Mingwen pulled up the quilt and directly made a shrinking turtle when she was about to be unable to parry. No matter how Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan pressed her later, Xu Mingwen kept silent.

"Well, if you don't say it, we won't embarrass you."

In the end, seeing that Xu Mingwen rarely kept silent so firmly, after Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan glanced at each other, they still decided to plan slowly, after all, if they really forced Xu Mingwen too tightly, maybe it would have the opposite effect, so now Xu Youshan and Xu Youshan will no longer "torture to extract confessions" from Xu Mingwen.

"Really?" And Xu Mingwen finally pulled open the quilt a little, revealing a pair of beautiful eyes, and asked suspiciously.

"Really."

Under the repeated assurances of Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan, Xu Mingwen finally came out of the quilt, and Xu Youshan and the two really stopped mentioning Zhai Yu, but talked about other things.

"Do you know that my mother went to the palace of the princess of Pi today, right?" Xu Yourong asked.

"Yes." Xu Youshan and Xu Mingwen both nodded.

"Then do you know that Princess Li's banquet this time is a matter of explicitly saying that she is not allowed to bring others, and only let the person who receives the post go to the banquet alone?" Xu Yourong asked again.

"I know, otherwise my aunt will definitely take us there." Xu Youshan said as a matter of course.

Now, Xu Youshan and the three of them have reached the marriageable age, after all, even the youngest Xu Youshan is fourteen years old this year, so it is necessary for the Pei family to take Xu Youshan and the three of them to various banquets, show their faces more, and let the ladies of various wealthy nobles look at them more, although the girls of the Xu family are not worried about getting married, but this reputation has to be beaten.

Therefore, a high-court banquet like the Liwang Mansion is more and more necessary to bring Xu Youshan and them together, but since Pei's and Lian's are abnormally not taking Xu Youshan and the three of them together, there is only one explanation, either this banquet is not suitable for taking Xu Youshan and them together, or this banquet can't take Xu Youshan and the three of them together, but no matter which one it is, in fact, Xu Youshan and Xu Mingwen expected it, so Xu Yourong is not surprised at all when he says it now.

"But this time, Princess Pi only invited my mother, my third uncle, and her usual friends to the banquet, which actually made it clear that King Pi and Princess Pi were going to choose a marriage for her at the banquet of the lord of Shuoyun in the future. You don't know, do you? Xu Yourong raised his eyebrows and said.

The lord of Shuoyun is the only daughter of the king and the princess, and she has been favored since she was a child. Even Emperor Zhou Hui is very fond of him, and it can even be said that he is more favored by Emperor Zhou Hui than the eldest princess of Deming. And right now, such a favored royal lord actually wants to choose a family member and a county horse at his upcoming banquet?

"That's weird, isn't it?" Xu Mingwen was surprised: "Not to mention that His Royal Highness the King of Lili is now in the Xie clan of the imperial family. The person who is most trusted by the saint is only that the lord of Shuoyun is the orthodox descendant of the royal family Xie clan, and her marriage should be that His Royal Highness and Princess Lili cannot be the master. I have to let the Holy One personally officiate the marriage. ”

"Sister Wu is right, isn't this clearly stipulated in the royal family, how can His Royal Highness the King of Pi and Princess Lijun choose a relative for the Lord of Shuoyun County privately?" Xu Youshan was also surprised.

"You don't know." At this time, Xu Yourong said proudly: "His Royal Highness the Lik King has already obtained the promise of the Holy Lord that he can let them and his wife decide the marriage of the Lord of Shuoyun by themselves. ”

"I see." Xu Mingwen sighed with emotion: "Then it seems that the King of Thunder is really deeply favored by the saints." ”

"That's not right. Nashuoyun County mainly chooses husbands. Why do you want to call your aunt to go? Could it be ......" Xu Youshan looked at Xu Yourong and Xu Mingwen with wide eyes as if she had suddenly thought of something.

And Xu Youshan's words didn't need to be finished, Xu Mingwen also realized something, "Princess Lili won't take a fancy to Brother Chen, right?" "Xu Mingwen and Xu Chen are the same age.

"Yes." But Xu Yourong confirmed Xu Youshan and Xu Mingwen's guesses at this time. "Chen'er, it is indeed on the list of Princess Li's husband for the lord of Shuoyun County."

“……”

"......" Xu Yourong said simply, but Xu Youshan and Xu Mingwen frowned when they heard it, especially Xu Youshan, whose little face was about to wrinkle. It's just too bad. ”

"Isn't it bad, once Brother Chen is chosen. The county horse who became the lord of Shuoyun County, it is estimated that Brother Chen's career in this life will end here. Xu Mingwen also frowned and said.

Xu Youshan and Xu Mingwen were both worried about the news that Xu Yourong told them, but the two of them were worried, but they suddenly found that something was wrong, so they turned their heads together to look at the person who still had the leisure to let Wan'er carry a plate of cherry condensation cake at this moment.

"Big sister." Xu Youshan shouted Xu Yourong in a strange tone.

"Sister Rong." Xu Mingwen didn't hesitate to shout to Xu Yourong in a thin voice.

"Ugh." And the goosebumps that were shouted by Xu Youshan and Xu Ming's two voices rose suddenly, and when his hand shook, he almost shook off the cherry gel cake he was holding, Xu Yourong said righteously: "Didn't you listen to me, I mean, although Chen'er is also on the list of Princess Li's husband for the lord of Shuoyun County, it is still relatively low, after all, the most eye-catching person in our Xu family now is Brother Qi." ”

But Xu Yourong's words did not appease Xu Youshan and Xu Mingwen at all, but instead provoked another roar: "What did you say? ”

Xu Mingwen was shocked and said, "The eldest brother is also on the shortlist of Princess Li? ”

Xu Yourong quietly put down the cherry gel cake, anyway, it is estimated that she will not be able to eat it for a while, "Nonsense, otherwise how could the eldest aunt be invited to the palace of the king of Pi by Princess Liwei today." ”

"Oh my God!" Xu Ming's face immediately turned bad, "How can they be like this, the eldest brother has been studying hard for more than ten years, but it is not to be selected to be the county horse of Shuoyun County, the eldest brother has a lot of things he wants to do, and many ambitions that he wants to show." ”

"Yes, who has studied hard for so many years doesn't have ideals and ambitions, so according to what you say, so many horses and county horses have no ideals and no ambitions?" Xu Yourong said leisurely.

"I didn't mean that, I meant ......" Xu Mingwen just wanted to explain that she didn't have that kind of ambiguity, but halfway through the words, she suddenly looked at Xu Yourong's unbeaten expression and was quiet for a while, and then suddenly pounced on Xu Yourong's body.

"Hey, hey, sister-in-law, what are you going to do?"

Xu Ming's pounce was sudden, Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan didn't react for a while, and when they reacted, Xu Yourong had already been knocked down by Xu Ming's daughter-in-law, and Xu Ming's wife also squinted her eyes and asked, "Sister Rong, are some words suitable for saying them all at once?" ”

"Hahaha......" Xu Youshan finally couldn't help laughing.

That's right, Xu Yourong is not when his relatives are in trouble. can still be so idle and have nothing to do, and by the way, she also teases Xu Ming's sister-in-law, and when she is like this, it can only be explained. Actually, it's not that serious. And Xu Ming's wife was chaotic because she cared, and she didn't find out about Xu Yourong's teasing of her for the first time, but Xu Youshan had already found out, so she watched Xu Yourong tease Xu Ming's wife with melon seeds on the side very early.

"Okay, okay, I said it's not okay, Mom, sister-in-law, you can open it for me." Xu Yourong pleaded.

"Hmph."

Xu Mingwen let go of Xu Yourong. But under Xu Ming's eyes still staring at her, Xu Yourong said everything without delay: "In the big house and second room of our Xu family, there are many marriageable sons and daughters now. But there are not many that can be compared with the Lord of Shuoyun County. But Brother Qi and Chen'er were unfortunate to be one of these few people, and Princess Pi sent a post to my mother and cousins and invited them to go. It shows that Brother Qi and Chen'er are indeed on the shortlist of His Royal Highness and Princess Li. ”

"We already know that." Xu Mingwen said anxiously.

"That's not the end of my story. Do you want to listen to it? Xu Yourong was very dissatisfied with Xu Ming's behavior of interrupting her.

"Yes, yes, you say." Xu Mingwen resisted the urge to roll her eyes and smiled flatteringly.

"Hmph." Xu Ming's wife couldn't help but didn't give Xu Yourong a big white eye, but Xu Yourong was not, after giving Xu Ming's wife a big white eye, she continued: "But although Brother Qi and Chen'er are both on the list of candidates for His Royal Highness King Pi and Princess Li's husband as the lord of Shuoyun County, you two don't have to worry too much, after all, His Royal Highness King Pi and Princess Li's are also good friends with our Xu family, and they also understand." As long as he becomes the husband of the lord of Shuoyun, it is estimated that the road to career in this life will be broken. And in this way, it kills the way forward for the orthodox son-in-law of a big family. That is really a feud with this clan, so as long as the Liwang Mansion does not want to make a big enmity with our Xu family, it will not do it. ”

Like Xu Xi, King Pi can be said to be Emperor Zhou Hui's two most trusted confidants in the current situation, so no matter what aspect it is, it is impossible for these two to have no intersection. And the fact is that in fact, these two people not only have no intersection, but have a close intersection, in the name of Emperor Zhou Hui's pure minister, the interaction between the two people is also the most reassuring to Emperor Zhou Hui.

And because of this factor, because of the relationship between Xu Xi and the Liwang Wang, the Liwangfu and the Xu family have gradually become two families with a good relationship, and they often move around each other, although they can be like the Xu family and the Beiding Wangfu, but in the homes of other eunuchs, they can be so close to the Xu family or the Liwangfu, that is, they can be counted on one hand.

And it is such a good relationship between the two families, no matter how you think about it, it is impossible to have a bad relationship for a marriage, and as Xu Yourong said, how important it is to have an orthodox son-in-law in a big family, it is self-evident in this era, if King Liwang abolish the future of a sister-in-law of the Xu family just because he wants to choose a county horse for his baby daughter Shuoyun County Lord, then regardless of whether this family can be formed or not, anyway, in terms of the current power of the Jiangzuo Xu family, this grievance will definitely form a big beam. Therefore, no matter from which point of view, the Liwang Mansion should not choose a husband for the lord of Shuoyun from the Xu family.

Xu Yourong told Xu Youshan and Xu Mingwen the words that Pei had comforted her before, which made the two of them finally breathe a sigh of relief, "That's good, that's good." ”

And after solving this serious problem, Xu Youshan and the three of them made trouble for a while, and they all went to meet Zhou Gong, and the Weizhou courtyard gradually quieted down, until the next day, the sky was white, and the new day officially began.

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Time, like a white horse, summer has passed in a blink of an eye, autumn is slowly coming, the maple leaves in the early autumn hall are gradually dyed red, and the time for Zhai Yu to leave has finally arrived.

In the courtyard inside the gate of Xu's mansion, the old lady Xu Rong and Mrs. Qi both came to see Zhai Yu in person, and the scene was a little sad for a while, and what was not quite in tune with this sad scene was that Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan, who were deliberately standing at the back at this time.

"Have you told your sister-in-law about it?"

"I said it, didn't you also see me in front of my sister yesterday, and you 'accidentally' talked about Zhai Dagongzi being going to study today."

"Then why is my sister-in-law still missing? It's really urgent. ”

Zhai Yu was about to leave, but Xu Mingwen didn't show up. And now it's too early, Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan don't have time to go to Qilin Fang to arrest people, so Xu Yourong can only be anxious now.

can be different from Xu Yourong. Xu Youshan said in a good mood: "Eldest sister, don't be too anxious, anyway, in the future, it is not that Sister Ao and Zhai Gongzi will not be able to see each other, there will always be a chance." "Besides, with the eldest sister and sister Yan here, even if the two of them can't meet again, they will be able to meet by the two of you.

Xu Youshan quietly sighed in her heart for the perseverance of Xu Yourong and Xu Mingming. And Xu Yourong was really quiet under Xu Youshan's words.

"You're right, anyway, there are me and Mingxi. There is indeed no shortage of time. ”

Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan finally quieted down here, and Zhai Yu said goodbye to the old lady Xu Rong and Mrs. Qi in the front, and finally wanted to leave. The sound of horses' hooves gradually rose, and the figures of Zhai Yu's master and servant and the group escorting them to Taixue gradually disappeared from Xu Youshan's eyes. Only small faint black dots remain. Let people remember that there was a young general who lived temporarily in this Dongyang Lane.

Here, Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan took advantage of Mrs. Qi's immersion in the atmosphere of parting and quietly slipped away, but on the side of the Xu Mansion in Qilinfang, in the courtyard of Qiao Su Courtyard, Xu Mingwen had already been stunned for a morning.

"Miss, go in. Today's weather is cold and windy, so don't blow for long. The ink painter held a cloak of amber silk in his hand. draped on Xu Ming's body and persuaded her.

"It's fine." But Xu Mingwen looked back at the ink painting and smiled lightly, and then she was stunned again, her eyes didn't know where to go, and she looked aimlessly.

"Ugh." And seeing Xu Mingwen so stubborn, the ink painting could only sigh in addition to sighing. At this moment, Mo Hua still really misses the eldest lady of their family, if the eldest lady is not married, then when Xu Mingwen is rarely so wrong, there will always be someone who can restrain her.

"Ink painting."

But just when the ink painting was thinking of Xu Mingxi, Xu Mingwen's voice suddenly remembered: "What time is it?" ”

"Miss Hui's words, it's almost the end of the time now." Mo Hua hurriedly replied.

"It's the end of the day." Xu Mingwen muttered.

"Miss, is there anything wrong?" Looking at Xu Ming's somewhat thoughtful expression, Mo Hua asked puzzled.

"No, there's nothing wrong with that." But Xu Mingwen just shook her head, and stopped talking, looking at the sky and not knowing what she was thinking, which made it impossible to guess.

And the Qiao Su courtyard was quiet for a while, Xu Mingwen didn't speak, and of course the ink painting couldn't speak, but the two of them were silent, and the other people in the Qiao Su courtyard didn't dare to make noise, so it was suddenly so quiet that only the crisp birdsong and the rustle of the wind through the leaves were left. But these natural sounds, which sound so pleasant on weekdays, are somehow too clear at this time, for some reason, to make people uncomfortable.

But although most of the people in Qiaosu Courtyard were very uncomfortable with this sound, no one dared to break the atmosphere, and it was not until the unbridled, silver-bell-like laughter came that the silence was directly broken.

"Youshan, this is really rare, how quiet can it be in Qiao Su Courtyard?"

Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan slipped away from Dongyang Lane and slipped to Qilin Fang.

"Miss Rong, Miss Shanji!!" And looking at Xu Youshan and the two who were walking together, Mo Hua was the first to surprise.

In the Xu Mansion, for Xu Mingwen, Xu Mingcheng is indeed a rare person who can control her. But this is not unique, because in addition to Xu Mingxi, there are two other people who can also move Xu Mingwen, and that is naturally Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan. It is not an exaggeration to say that Xu Yourong, Xu Mingcheng, Xu Mingwen and Xu Youshan, after all these years have passed, and after experiencing all the big and small things, the emotional bonds between these four people have long been irreplaceable by others.

"Why did you two get here?"

But compared to the surprise of the ink painting, after Xu Mingwen saw Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan, some were just surprised. After all, today Zhai Yu left the Xu Mansion to go to Taixue to formally study, and with the old lady Qi's appreciation of Zhai Yu, then in the Xu Mansion, the old lady Qi and the others must be sent off in person. Then since even the old lady Xu Rong and Mrs. Qi sent each other off in person, how could Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan not appear in Zhai Yu's send-off procession? (To be continued......)