But since this kind of "wrongness" was discovered even by Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan, let alone Zhai Yu and Xu Mingwen of the parties.

But with her eyes down, Xu Mingwen didn't look up at Zhai Yu, but now she was a little annoyed by the familiar aroma, but it was still very clear, just like the Dragon Boat Festival had passed for a long time, but Xu Mingwen always inexplicably remembered them standing side by side under the acacia tree that night; thought of the people who were always around her in the bustling crowd; I always think of him who was so close to her, with beautiful lines but also a cold side face.

All of this, Xu Mingwen will always think of it inexplicably, just like she is suddenly so familiar with the fragrance of crape myrtle flowers, everything is too inexplicable, so that Xu Mingwen has no way to hide, no way to avoid.

And Xu Mingwen's troubles and unsolvable doubts are unknown to others except herself. Just like the waves in Zhai Yu's eyes at this time, they are too deep and too obscure, so they are all emotions that others don't know.

"Master Zhai, I heard that it will be the day you enter Taixue in a few days, which is really gratifying."

But just when Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan looked at each other, squeezing their eyebrows and making their little faces almost wrinkle together, Xu Chen congratulated Zhai Yu seriously, which really made Xu Youshan and the others amazed at his slow reaction in this regard.

"Thank you."

But thanks to Xu Chen's seriousness, Zhai Yu, who was suddenly a little silent, returned to normal again.

"Then Master Zhai, you should still be busy preparing for everything you need to learn from Taixue now. Is it disturbing you that we have come so suddenly? Xu Chen said slightly apologetically.

"The second son is polite, he was going to study in Taixue. It should be prepared in daily life, and it is not in this or two days, so there is no disturbance to say, the second son is polite. Zhai Yu said with a smile.

"That's fine."

Xu Chen and Zhai Yu hit it off at first sight, especially after Xu Chen learned about Zhai Yu's outstanding military exploits and years of deeds on the battlefield, he admired this young general even more, and his heart was full of sincere friendships. As for Zhai Yu. He knew that in the most difficult years of the Zhai family, the Xu family had always been helping them, so he already had a good impression of the children of the Xu family. Not to mention a young man like Xu Chen.

So the two were also talking about each other, Zhai Yu and Xu Chen, who were originally talking about family affairs, chatted and chatted about family and country affairs, people's livelihood and taxes, and other topics that Xu Youshan and the three of them grinned at, but it was not easy to interrupt.

"Otherwise. Shall we go out for a spin first? ”

And finally. Even Xu Mingwen, who had been silent, couldn't help but say this first, so Xu Youshan and the three of them couldn't bear it anymore, and they all quietly fled. After all, of course, they know some things, but women in this era are still a little sad, because in some things, there is no room for them to participate.

Originally, Xu Yourong wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to let Zhai Yu and Xu Mingwen seize the time to get along. Naturally, it was also in vain.

……

……

In the large kitchen of Xufu on weekdays. It should have been a long time past the busy time, and it tended to be a quiet time, but today is different, and now the big kitchen is still in full swing.

"A few of you, pay attention to your hands and feet, today is not as good as usual, the second master rarely comes back from Taixue, Mrs. has solemnly ordered, to set up a big table of banquet, if any of you clumsily mess up today's meal, then the consequences will not be able to eat and walk around."

And the head of the big kitchen, Xing's mother, is now personally supervising in the big kitchen, and must put all the dishes on the sandalwood flat flower table with red gold rings and beads in the Qinhua Hall within the specified time.

"Mother Xing, although the second master has only come back from Taixue once for a long time, he didn't have such a big fanfare in the past, what's wrong with today?" A mother-in-law beside Xing's mother looked at the delicacies of the mountains and seas in the pot and asked.

"You know what."

And Xing's mother said while not leaving behind the command: "Our distinguished guest, isn't Zhai Dagongzi going to Taixue soon, then taking advantage of the rare return of the second master to the house today, Madame wants to get the farewell banquet on this, so as to save the old lady from being sad on the day Zhai Dagongzi leaves to go to Taixue." So today, when the old lady is happy because the second master is back, won't that dilute the old lady's sadness? ”

Yes, just like Xing's mother said, Pei's family knew that Mrs. Qi liked Zhai Yu's child very much, so the old lady was still a little reluctant to leave the Xu family to study in Taixue, so it was rare for Xu Chen to come back today, so Pei's thought about it, it would be better to put Zhai Yu's farewell banquet together today.

And since it is a farewell banquet, of course, the more people the better, so Xu Mingwen was also forcibly deducted by Xu Yourong and Xu Youshan for this reason, and no matter how she struggled, she went straight back to Pei's words, saying that Xu Mingwen agreed to stay here today, so she troubled her mother to send someone to Qilinfang to talk about it.

"Sister Rong, Sister Shan, how can you be like this." Xu Mingwen said angrily.

"Ming, sister, this is for your good." And Xu Yourong said to Xu Mingwen with a kind face.

"Sister Wang, I'm also forced to be helpless, really!" And Xu Youshan said to Xu Mingwen with a face of "I am innocent", and after finishing speaking, she squeezed out two tears to show her sincerity.

"You two ......"

"Ming, don't be angry, you listen to your sister." Xu Ming's hands were shaking angrily at Xu Youshan, but Xu Yourong pressed Xu Ming's slowly and logically, and said: "You see, on the last night of the Beiguo Farewell Garden and the Hunting Conference, was the crisis at that time imminent, if it weren't for the fact that Zhai Dagongzi was born to win the first place in the mounted archery exhibition competition and won the qualification promised by Emperor Zhou Hui, you yourself said, is it possible that the two of us are already in hell now?" ”

"......" Xu Mingwen struggled inwardly for a while, but finally nodded honestly. Say, "Yes." ”

"Look, you admit it." After seeing Xu Ming's obedient nod, Xu Yourong was satisfied and pulled her to the big kang near the window covered with a moon-white snow veil embroidered with peach blossom brocade and sat down. Xu Xu seductively continued: "Then in this case, does the eldest prince Zhai have a great favor to us?" Since Zhai Dagongzi has a great kindness to us, how can we not participate in his farewell banquet when he is about to leave our Xu family? If we don't participate, are we too unconscionable? ”

Xu Yourong said, and Xu Mingwen nodded. Xu Youshan's shoulders, who had already turned her back on the side, also trembled, and in the end, Xu Mingwen herself felt that if she didn't participate in Zhai Yu's farewell banquet. It seemed that when her conscience was really eaten by a dog, Xu Youshan rushed out of the house as soon as she couldn't stand it.

And Xu Mingwen actually asked Xu Yourong very innocently: "Sister Shan, what's wrong with her?" ”

And Xu Yourong also replied to Xu Mingwen very calmly: "It's okay, Sister Shan may have a bad stomach, so she hurried to the thatched house." ”

"Oh. That's it~~~"

"Yes. That's it. ”

Alas...... It is estimated that now when Xu Youshan is laughing forward and backwards, Xu Mingwen is about to be fooled home by Xu Yourong. But no matter what, Xu Mingwen finally stayed in Dongyang Lane and participated in this farewell banquet that was actually made for Zhai Yu.

Xufu, Qinhuatang.

In tonight's Qinhua Hall, it is very different from usual, although the phoenix petals falling from the phoenix trees are still as red as crying blood; A phoenix branch in the night wind. It's still like a shadow. However, in the bright lobby of the Qinhua Hall, there is a liveliness that is not usually found in the past.

"Alright. Okay, mother, don't give them any more vegetables, Duzhi and Chen'er are almost out of place to put chopsticks in their bowls. Pei Shi smiled.

Food is silent, this is the ironclad standard etiquette of most aristocratic families in the Divine Capital, but this kind of standardized etiquette is in the Zhai family, it is really bullshit. And the old lady Qi, who knew this very well, was the first to break the rule of not saying a word at the banquet tonight, and took the lead in serving Xu Chen and Zhai Yu dishes all the time, so that the situation that the Xu family had always been quiet as long as there were elders present at the dinner table changed instantly.

"Yes, grandmother, you are eccentric, and the three of us can be left aside for a long time." Xu Yourong said coquettishly to the old lady.

"You little girl, where am I hanging you, don't I order someone to put all the dishes you like to eat?" Old Madam Qi smiled heartily. But of course, the "you" in Mrs. Qi's words did not have Xu Youshan.

"Grandmother, you don't even call it 'drying', and you haven't usually served us vegetables." Xu Yourong muttered.

"Look, look, this girl will eat her brother's vinegar." Old Madam Qi was amused by Xu Yourong's childishness.

"She's the best fool." Pei Shi also followed Mrs. Qi's words, and after personally serving a dish for Xu Yourong, he said, "That's okay." ”

"Alright." Xu Yourong said with a smile on his eyebrows.

"This ghost is clever, hahaha......"

There were Pei Shi and Xu Yourong at the banquet to make Mrs. Qi happy, and the atmosphere was also very harmonious, and although Xu Chen and Zhai Yu didn't talk much, they just asked Mrs. Qi a question, and they answered a sentence, but the words were very well measured, and the attitude was sincere, which was very pleasing to Mrs. Qi. As for Xu Mingwen, because she had something in her heart, although she smiled a little reluctantly, she tried her best to maintain a normal look, and she didn't go too far, and people who didn't pay much attention to her would not find out.

Therefore, Old Lady Qi and Pei Shi, who were all focused on Xu Chen and Zhai Yu, didn't notice anything wrong with Xu Mingwen at all.

As for Xu Youshan, it's really hard to explain.

At the banquet, Pei Shi and Xu Yourong took great care of Xu Youshan, not to mention, even Xu Mingwen, who had something on her mind, and Xu Chen on the other side would notice what she liked to eat, so they quietly pushed what dishes to her side; And when they found out that Xu Youshan didn't like to eat anything, they would also secretly help her move the dish in front of them. But even when so many people are taking care of the youngest Xu Youshan, they still can't avoid her embarrassing atmosphere like an outsider.

Because Mrs. Qi is the general when Xu Youshan does not exist.

Maybe the word "non-existent" shouldn't be used, it should be lukewarm, after all, Old Madam Qi will still pay attention to Xu Youshan. It's just that the sense of disparity compared to Xu Yourong's attitude sometimes makes people feel that Old Madam Qi might as well ignore Xu Youshan.

But these are just the perceptions of others. And compared to Xu Youshan herself, it's actually okay.

Therefore, when Xu Yourong and Xu Mingwen often glance at Xu Youshan, they will find that Xu Youshan is actually very happy, and sometimes if she accidentally bumps into the worried eyes of Xu Yourong and the others, Xu Youshan will quietly grimace at the two of them and tell them that she is fine.

And this meal ended in a relatively perfect lively atmosphere.

Meal. Pei Shi and Xu Yourong also chatted with her old man under Old Madam Qi's knees, but this time, of course, Xu Youshan not only sat at the end and farthest away from Old Madam Qi, but also almost no one called. He will not speak. And this parent-child atmosphere, which is also relatively happy, was maintained until the old lady Xu Rong and the eldest master Xu Xi returned home, Xuan Xu Chen and Zhai Yu went to Taixi Garden, and the old lady Qi's face was also a little tired, after Pei and the others said goodbye and left. just scattered.

"Old lady. Do you freshen up now? ”

And just after Pei's and Xu Yourong and others left, Mama Lu was waiting by Mrs. Qi's side.

"No, I'll rest for a while, people are old, and the spirit is just not good."

"What did you say, if you are also called old, then most of the ladies in the capital will be called old ancestors."

"Oh Mengsheng, you are also an old man. Why do you still love Hu so much. Old Madam Qi was amused by Mama Lu's words.

"How can the old slave talk nonsense, if you don't believe it, just ask. I know if the old slave is talking nonsense. Mama Lu smiled.

In fact, what Mama Lu said is also the truth, in this world, there are some people who are extremely favored by God, and the years have left very few traces on their bodies, and even sometimes, they are still so few that they are outrageous, and it just so happens that Mrs. Qi is one of these people.

"Okay, who's messing around with you." Old Madam Qi said with a smile: "Come on, let's order someone to prepare now, I'm going to bathe." ”

"Yes." Mama Lu responded, turned around and told the maids to boil water.

And Old Madam Qi closed her eyes and took a nap, but after a while, Old Madam Qi muttered to herself: "She is also a person who can endure it." ”

"What did you say?" Mama Lu, who was still a little far away from Old Madam Qi, didn't hear Old Madam Qi's extremely soft murmur, so she asked.

"It's nothing, I'll take a nap and call me later when I'm ready." But Old Madam Qi just shook her head and didn't say anything, and Mama Lu saw that Old Madam Qi was like this, so she didn't want to ask again, so she only responded softly, and the Qinhua Hall was quiet for a while.

*****

*****

"What do you say?"

"What should I do?"

"It's the two of them."

“……”

After coming out of Qinhua Hall, Xu Youshan and his juniors, of course, hugged Pei's family to the Early Autumn Pavilion before going back together. And the roads of Xufuli Avenue are almost criss-crossed, so Xu Youshan and they can be regarded as walking together for a while, so everyone is still gathered together and walking towards the last fork.

And at this moment, on this part of the way with the peers, Xu Youshan looked at Xu Yourong and raised her chin directly at Zhai Yu and Xu Mingwen in front of her without being tactful, and Xu Youshan was speechless for a while before replying: "Let it be." ”

"How to go with the flow, in a few days, Zhai Dagongzi will go to Taixue, and with the character of the two of them, it is estimated that both of them may not be able to get along with each other by then. Alas~~~ What a waste, now there is already a little bit of something wrong between them. Xu Yourong said anxiously and regretfully, and indeed, with the recognizable personalities of Zhai Yu and Xu Mingwen, if there was no Xu Yourong and Xu Mingcheng behind the scenes, it is estimated that the relationship between these two people is only a little better than that of strangers.

And although Zhai Yu is kind to Xu Mingwen, Xu Mingwen will only remember this favor, but will not remember Zhai Yu; As for Zhai Yu, that is even more, he would have come to Beijing thousands of miles to participate in the hunting conference, but he was just ordered by the old man of the Zhai family, and he had nothing to do with Xu Yourong and Xu Mingwen.

Those two people with such temperaments, if it weren't for the active matchmaking of Xu Yourong and Xu Mingcheng before, Zhai Yu and Xu Mingwen were forced to leave a deep impression on each other, and then they were not intended. So that on the night of the Dragon Boat Festival, when Zhai Yu and Xu Mingwen were separated together, after relying on each other and relying on each other in disguise in the huge flow of people, there were some different airflows between the two.

It's all a coincidence, though. But regardless of the process, if you only talk about the result, now Zhai Yu and Xu Mingwen are the development that Xu Yourong and Xu Mingcheng want to see the most. But at the best of this development, they were separated again. And these are the two people who need the atmosphere the most, but they just want to lose the best reason and environment to meet often, can this not make Xu Yourong anxious?

But looking at Xu Yourong's anxious appearance, Xu Youshan laughed and said, "Eldest sister." You're boasting, okay? Not to mention that our Xu family and the Zhai family have been friends for generations, let's just say that in the future, Zhai Dagongzi and the second brother will become classmates, and it is impossible for my sister and Zhai Dagongzi to die without contact. All right? ”

"yes." And after Xu Youshan finished speaking, Xu Yourong seemed to suddenly realize, "Sister Shan, you are so smart, why didn't I think of it." It doesn't matter if Zhai Dagongzi went to Taixue. Anyway, Chen'er is also inside, and then we can use the excuse of going to see Chen'er, and let Chen'er bring Zhai out together. …… Youshan, you're so smart. ”

Xu Yourong looked at Xu Youshan as a teachable child, but Xu Youshan herself immediately blackened, what and what, she didn't mean that at all.

But just when Xu Youshan was about to tell Xu Yourong that she didn't mean that, Xu Yourong had already stepped forward happily. talked to Xu Mingwen about Xu Qi.

"Sister Wang, how long has it been since you saw Brother Qi?"

"It's been a long time. Although the eldest brother is already in high school this time and has been named Tanhualang, the eldest uncle still hopes that the eldest brother can come out of Taixue after the order of the saint himself. Xu Mingwen replied.

The relationship between Xu Mingwen and Xu Mingcheng is not ordinarily good, and even the relationship between Xu Mingwen and Xu Mingming's eldest brother Xu Qi, who is a sibling mother, is also the best in the second room.

"That's right." And Xu Yourong, who knew all this, said more and more happily after hearing Xu Ming's answer: "That's okay, although Brother Qi is in Taixue, we don't often see it, but this is better than the Holy Lord's order, maybe Brother Qi will be transferred out of Kyoto to work, this is really not even able to see it, you say yes." ”

"You're right." As soon as Xu Youshan thought that Xu Qizhen might be transferred out of the imperial capital, she replied with some depression.

"Oh, sister-in-law, don't be unhappy, or else, let's go to Taixue to see Brother Qi another day, anyway, as long as Chen'er goes back to Taixue, it is estimated that she won't see anyone for a long time, and then we can visit them together, how good." Xu Yourong took advantage of the situation and said.

"Hmm." And after listening to Xu Yourong's words, Xu Mingwen looked at Xu Yourong gratefully, but Xu Yourong was dancing happily in her heart. Let Xu Youshan, who was watching them from the side, keep twitching the corners of her mouth.

Scourge~~~

"Eldest sister, why are you three so slow."

And just when Xu Yourong was secretly very happy, Xu Mingwen looked at Xu Yourong with a look of gratitude, and Xu Youshan looked at Xu Yourong with a look of disgust, Xu Chen and Zhai Yu, who were already a long distance away from the three of them, had stopped and were waiting for them in the distance.

"Huh?" But when Xu Youshan and the three of them looked up and found Xu Chen and Zhai Yu who were already standing at a distance waiting for them, Xu Yourong spoke up, "Which one is that we are walking slowly, obviously you are too fast." ”

After speaking, Xu Yourong took Xu Youshan and Xu Mingwen and trotted over, and when they arrived in front of Xu Chen, they "accidentally" pulled Xu Mingwen to the direction of Zhai Yu, and she herself squeezed Xu Chen away by the way, so as to leave an excellent position next to Zhai Yu for Xu Mingwen.

"Alright, let's go."

And after everything was done in an extremely natural way, Xu Yourong took the lead with a normal face, and Xu Youshan also understood something after seeing the position of Zhai Yu and Xu Mingwen next to each other, so she reacted quickly and pulled Xu Chen, who was still confused, to follow Xu Yourong in front, and left Xu Ming, who was a little unable to react, and left. (To be continued......)