Let's talk about Xianglan, I am worried about Song Ke's affairs every day, and I can't help but be very worried, and I don't want to visit Song's house from time to time. Fortunately, Yuexi is married, and she communicates with her from time to time. Xianglan learned that Song Ke had happened, and couldn't help but fold her palms and chant the Buddha, and said in her heart: "The signature of Jingyue Nunnery is still extremely effective, isn't Song Ke here Jitai?" Seeing that Yue Xi wanted to speak and stopped, he looked hesitant, because he asked: "What's the matter, is there something unfinished?" The Wu family is making trouble again? ”

Yue Xiqiang smiled: "How dare the Wu family make trouble again, Wu Liang let the twenty boards discount their legs, and it's too late to cry." Cautiously looked at Xianglan's face and said, "Actually...... The young lady from the Xianguo family is also easy to get along with, straightforward and cute, and there is nothing bad to hurt people......" Speaking of this, he felt that he was speechless, and quickly stood up and said: "I have been out for so long, I should go back, and I will come to talk to you next time." Then he got up and took his leave.

Xianglan listened to Yuexi's headless praise of Zheng Jingxian, and her heart was just strange, but when she thought that Song Ke's matter was calmed down by Zheng Baichuan's efforts, her heart sank, and she understood a little, so she couldn't sit still anymore, paced around the room, and immediately took out a set of clothes from the cabinet and changed them, took a taper hat and buckled it on her head, took the neighbor's carriage, and hurried out.

After a short time, when he arrived at the Song family, the doorman was the old man Wang, and he thought that Xianglan was coming to find Song Tanchai, and he no longer passed it on, so he just opened the door and let Xianglan come in, and said: "A distinguished guest has just come today, and the girl will wait in the wing room first." ”

Xianglan took a look into the atrium, and saw that there were two sedan chairs, both of which were green silk cloth, and tassels hung on the top of the sedan chair. Xianglan said secretly: "Since there are guests in the inner courtyard, I don't have to go inside first, just go to Song Ke." Then he went around the shadow wall and went straight to the study in front of him. I didn't take two steps, but I saw a woman, coming out of the second gate, walking quickly to the courtyard of the study, seeing that the back was a slender man, with slightly wider shoulders, wearing a pink gown with pinched gold, a soft pink skirt, a high bun on her head, and a jeweled jade, which was obviously the dress of a decent lady.

Xianglan was stunned, and couldn't help slowing down, the woman entered the courtyard and stood in front of the study, paused, but pushed the door and entered. Xianglan hid behind the moon gate and read the real chapter, this woman was Zheng Jingxian. Her heart sank again, and she walked softly to the window and listened quietly.

Song Ke was in the house at this time in front of Xianglan's old silver hairpin, suddenly heard the sound of pushing the door, looked up, Zheng Jingxian walked in with a smile, couldn't help but be taken aback, quickly got up, twisted her eyebrows and said, "Why is Miss Zheng here?" ”

Zheng Jingxian looked around, sat down on the chair generously, and said with a smile: "Strange, why can't I come?" ”

Song Ke frowned and said, "This is not in line with etiquette!" ”

Zheng Jingxian blushed and her heart beat when she saw Song Ke, and she pretended to be fine, and said, "Those courtesies are very annoying!" It's all ridiculous stuff made up by vulgar people, you and I are going to be engaged, why bother to those pedantic rules and regulations. ”

Song Ke's brows furrowed more and more tightly, and he said: "Even so, it shouldn't be alone in the same room with men and widows, if it spreads out to you and me, if Miss Zheng refuses to leave, I will go out to avoid it." With that, he pulled his legs and left.

Zheng Jingxian hurriedly stopped and said, "Ha bel, don't go, don't go, I have something very important to tell you!" ”

Song Ke stopped and looked at her with a calm face. Zheng Jingxian was unhappy in her heart, she was pampered and raised, she didn't give the moon if she wanted the stars since she was a child, who dared to show her face, this Song Ke, his own family helped him so much, he should have been gentle with himself, who wanted her to rush over, but instead she had a hot face and a cold stove. She was just about to get angry, but when she saw Song Kejunlang's eyebrows, eyes, nose and lips, the anger slowly subsided, and she softened her body and said: "Look at you, it's so easy for me to sneak a little to see you, you don't even have a cup of tea, but is it hospitality?" ”

Song Ke was already impatient, and said with a strong temperament: "What is Miss Zheng looking for me?" ”

Zheng Jingxian said: "I'm here to sue you, when Ming'er came to my house to propose marriage, remember to find the chief secretary Wu to protect the media, he is my father's friend, I can agree to come down at a time, then my father's face will be bright, and he can treat you better." ”

Song Ke lowered his eyes and said, "I know." ”

There was a moment of silence in the room. Zheng Jingxian was looking at Song Ke stupidly, but she heard him say: "Why does Miss Zheng need to come and talk about such things in person?" Just tell my mother and sister, now that I know about it, Miss Zheng, please go back. ”

Zheng Jingxian didn't expect Song Ke to be so puzzled and reluctantly stood up. These days, she misses Song Ke so much, and sometimes dreams back at midnight, thinking that she can really marry her sweetheart, and she feels like a dream. Today, Baba found an excuse to sneak out to see him, thinking in his heart that even if the two of them met with tenderness and sweetness written in the book, there should always be some shy and sweet affection, but he didn't expect Song Ke to treat her so coldly and distantly.

She walked to the door of the house, and suddenly remembered that in this study that day, there was a maid named Xianglan who was bullied by the Lin sisters, Song Ke was caring and considerate in every way, and the affection in her eyes was like the apricot blossoms in the garden in March. Zheng Jingxian's heart tightened, this scene was a thorn in her heart, she whispered to her mother, Wei persuaded: "It's just a maid, you are too much of an eyesore, just send it out in the future." You look good, have a good family background, and can help him in his career, that girl is just a little beautiful, and she can please the masters, which is more important, he should be able to distinguish which is more important. When you get married and have a child, after a year and a half, Song Ke will forget about her. Webster persuaded her like this, and Zheng Jingxian also felt justified, so she put the matter aside. Now seeing Song Ke's cold and indifferent appearance towards her, this matter churned in her heart again, suddenly stopped, turned around and said: "That girl named Xianglan, you are not allowed to be admitted as a concubine in the future!" ”

Song Ke raised his head suddenly, glanced at Zheng Jingxian and turned around, mentioning Xianglan's name, his heart was like being pierced by a silver needle ten thousand times, and guilt, pain, and helplessness all came up for a while. Even though he knew that this matter had nothing to do with Zheng Jingxian, but when she mentioned Xianglan like this, and ordered him to "not do anything", the disgust in his heart still couldn't stop pouring out, and he said lightly: "Miss Zheng, please go back." ”

As soon as the words came out, Zheng Jingxian regretted it, and wanted to say a few words to make a round, but when she saw Song Ke turn her back, she had to bite her lip and reluctantly go.

Xianglan saw Zheng Jingxian out of the yard, and Fang came out from the back of the house. She only heard Zheng Jingxian's words "You and I are going to get engaged", and her ears were like thunder, and she almost couldn't stand steadily, stretched out her hand to support the cold wall, only to feel that the sky was spinning. Even though she had vaguely understood it in her heart before, the words that penetrated into her ears at this moment still made her whole body tremble. After that, the two of them said something, but she didn't pay attention to it at all, just stared blankly at the shadowy flowers and trees in the yard, and the orchids under the eaves, swaying left and right with the breeze.

Like a walking corpse, she slowly walked out and walked towards the gate of the courtyard, her face as dead as ashes. The door opened behind him, Song Ke walked out of it, and when he saw the ghostly figure in the garden, he couldn't help but be stunned, hurriedly walked down the steps, grabbed her arm, and called out in his mouth: "Xianglan ......" His throat choked, and he couldn't speak.

Xianglan turned her head to look at him blankly, looking like a lost child, with no expression at all. Song Ke looked at her godless eyes and pale face, and knew that she already knew, and couldn't help but mourn in her heart, with tears in her eyes, and whispered: "Xianglan, Xianglan, you say something...... It's me who is wrong, I have failed you...... You beat me and scold me! ”

Xianglan shook her head, broke away from Song Ke's hand and walked forward, Song Ke grabbed her arm again, he wanted to say that he had no choice, he wanted to say how tormented and dilemma he was, he wanted to say that he was drunk the night he made his decision, hugged Lin Jinting and cried, and kept calling her name, even though his matter was over, but he was always unhappy in his heart...... It's just that he couldn't say a word, and such embarrassment and stinging made him want to slap his mouth, or take a knife, and let Xianglan stab him hard.

"I understand, I understand......" Xianglan spoke, her face was wooden, and her voice was like a faint wisp of dust, "Your business is all thanks to the contribution of the Duke of Xianguo, and Miss Zheng treats you with affection, such a powerful Yue family, your career will definitely be better in the future......"

Song Ke's eyes were red, and he said, "Xianglan......"

"I was born a slave, and even the whole family relied on you to help me, and being a husband and wife with you is delusional and high, and I can't repay your kindness for a long time, so you don't have to feel sorry for me. Now that you have a good wife, I will only ...... It will only rejoice in you. ”

Song Ke wanted to beg Xianglan not to say any more, but the more reasonable and generous she was, the more heartbreaking he became, and he begged: "You and me...... Can't you and I be together for a long time? It's just that I don't have the status of a wife, I swear with my life that I will treat you well for the rest of my life, if you don't believe it, I can give you half of the Song family's land......"

Xianglan suddenly laughed in a low voice, interrupting Song Ke's words, she raised her face, looked at the faint clouds in the sky, and her voice was a little erratic: "I have lived until now, even if I have been low to the dust, my head is broken and bleeding, and I have died, and I can't change an inappropriate problem on my body. If you want me to be a concubine, it's impossible! Besides, you gave me the Song family's property, what should your mother and sister think, and how do you let Miss Zheng deal with herself? ”

She suddenly turned her head and looked at Song Ke with burning eyes: "Let me ask you, if I become a concubine and don't want to set rules for the main room to serve tea and water like the next person, what should I do?" What if I give birth to a child and they can only call me 'mother' and not recognize me as my mother? What if in the future your wife is disgusted with me and wants to cast me out or sell me? Okay, if you can follow me in everything and follow me, but with the power of the Zheng family, you can force you to dispose of me, what can you do? Even if the Zheng family doesn't speak, what can you do if the imperial historian impeaches you for killing your concubine and wife in the future? ”

This series of questions made Song Kedeng stunned.

Xianglan stretched out her hand, broke off the fingers of Song Ke holding her arm one by one, and said slowly: "I have been a slave enough for more than ten years, and I will no longer be a concubine in the future, and live the life of half a slave." She tore Song Ke's hand away, and her shining eyes looked straight into Song Ke's eyes: "May you and Miss Zheng be together for a hundred years." ”

Song Ke only felt cold all over, his teeth chattered, he closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, Xianglan's figure had turned a corner and disappeared. Only a white orchid, blown by the wind, swirled in the air and fell on the dirt like a long sigh. RS