Aunt Song said in her mouth: "Alas, it's really unfortunate, I knew that you liked this girl, I would have sent it to you earlier, or if you came a moment early, you could have caught up." After a pause, he said strangely, "How did you know about this girl?" ”

The displeasure on Lin Jinlou's face had disappeared, and he said with a smile: "I can't hide it, this girl was the person who served beside me, and she wanted to promote her." Who wants to go out to fight, but when he comes back, he finds that the person has been sold, and only after asking does he find out that the person was bought by Yifei, no, I have the cheekiness to beg. ”

These words stunned Aunt Song, cold sweat rolled down, and said secretly: "Xianglan, the little fox Meizi that she killed this day, turned out to be the person next to Lin Jinlou. It's not enough to seduce the Lin family's grandfather, and they come to seduce my son again, if my son takes her, wouldn't it be a bad deal with Lin Jinlou! Amitabha, thanks to her already gone, otherwise it would be really restless! With a smile on his face, he said in a stacked voice: "I don't know either, otherwise that little bastard from Ke'er will definitely send someone to you to apologize." Aunt helps you keep an eye on it, if you see a good girl in the future, you can buy one and send it over. ”

Lin Jinlou said with a smile: "Auntie is outside, is it possible that there is still a shortage of girls at home?" After a casual conversation with Aunt Song, Fang withdrew from the house.

Lin Jinlou only felt depressed in his heart, and when he went back, he didn't even have a trace of a smile on his face, and Xiao Cuiqiao didn't dare to come forward to serve, and everyone just laughed and dispersed. A few days in a row, Lin Jinlou ushered in the send-off, the entertainment continued, for a while I couldn't take care of Xianglan, after the Lantern Festival, there was a holy decree in Beijing, and Lin Jinlou was ordered to enter the Beijing to face the saint. Lin Jinlou had to pack up hastily, and on the seventeenth day of the first month, he took his own soldiers and confidants to the north.

said that Xianglan stayed at home for a few days, and was relieved to see that the Lin family was not moving. Later, I heard that Lin Jinlou went to the capital before he took a long breath, and felt that although he had redeemed himself, it was not a long-term solution to stay under Lin Jinlou's nose, who knew when the overlord would remember to toss himself again? So he thought about moving to other provinces. Knocking on the side and telling her father about it. Chen Wanquan glared and said: "Whimsical, how can it be so easy to move, when we are outside, we are not familiar with life, what do we expect to eat and drink?" Besides, if you live well in Jinling, why do you want to move? ”

Xianglan hesitated for a moment and said, "The uncle of the Lin family said that he wanted to take me as a concubine, but I refused to agree to him, just for fear that he would be forced." ”

The Chen couple was stunned, and hurriedly asked, and after asking, Chen Wanquan looked happy, smiled so much that he couldn't see his teeth, patted his thigh and said, "Ahhh It's strange that Uncle Dao came to our house in the New Year, and he brought so many things! My God, my God, I'm afraid that there will really be green smoke on the grave of our old Chen family! At first, when you were in the Lin family, there were rumors that the uncle had taken a fancy to you, but I didn't believe it, but who knew it was true! My son! You are going to be Uncle Lin's concubine, but you are much more majestic than in the Song family! ”

Xianglan stood up and said angrily, "What did Daddy say? I can't be a concubine alive or dead. Now that I'm out of my nationality again, I'll be a decent lady when I get married! ”

Chen Wanquan twisted his eyebrows and pointed at Xianglan and stomped his feet: "Confused, confused!" You know what a fart is a child! When you become Uncle Lin's concubine, you are no more beautiful than being the head lady of a small family. Although it's a little wife, it's far from meaningful! The emperor's little wife wants to call 'Concubine Niangniang', and the little wife of a big official must be called 'aunt and grandmother', and only those who have a few dollars to marry a little wife are worthless concubines. It's a shame that you still know a few words, why can't you make this reason? ”

Xianglan sneered: "Daddy thinks that the Lin family is playing around in the house? How many lives have you killed in a year, and you want to send me to that unsightly place? ”

Chen Wanquan groaned when he heard this, gritted his teeth and said: "Originally, it was just that his eldest wife was powerful, and she was very jealous, but I heard that she is sick now, and I am afraid that I will not be able to shake my majesty......"

Xianglan put the tea bowl in her hand on a few pieces, and said coldly: "Daddy's eyelids are so shallow, and I have nothing to say to you." I just tell you, if my father dares to agree, or if the Lin family wants to force me to be a concubine, I might as well die headlong. Then he turned and left.

Chen Wanquan was so angry that he trembled all over, and shouted: "Listen! Listen up! What kind of bastard are you talking about, can I still hurt you? Which of your ears did you hear me wrong? ”

Xianglan turned around and said coldly: "If I had listened to my father, I would have married the stupid son of the Lin family who gave birth to slaves, and my children and grandchildren would be slaves and maids, and my father would have the day of raising his eyebrows today?" ”

Chen Wanquan was speechless for a while.

Xianglan pushed the door and left without looking back, and Chen Wanquan behind him still scolded himself for "I don't know how to do it", "Confused bastard" and so on. Xianglan returned to the wing room and sat quietly on the bed, stunned.

Xue pushed the door in, sighed to Xianglan and said, "Your father is also for your good, if you don't want to be a concubine, don't give up......"

Xianglan called "Mother", her eyes turned red, and she felt half gray in her heart.

Xue sat down beside Xianglan and sighed: "I originally came from the Lin family, and I know those pickled things in the house, especially Uncle Lin is not a good person, I only have you as a daughter, how can I be willing to let you suffer?" After a pause, he said, "You...... Are you still thinking about Uncle Song? ”

Xianglan was stunned, lowered her face, and said for a while: "I was thinking about him, but he wanted me to be a concubine, and I refused." ”

Xue sighed again, somehow, suddenly remembered the sentence "The heart is higher than the sky, and the life is thinner than paper", looked at Xianglan's bright eyes and cheeks, like a misty autumn fruit, touched her black hair, and said in a low voice: "My son, you are outstanding, and you will have a good hand, there is no young lady I have ever seen, but it's a pity that you gave birth to the wrong person...... I'm afraid that your heart is so high, but in the end it will be empty. ”

Xianglan also shed tears, she never knew that there was a way that "love is not long, and strong is extremely humiliating", sometimes she thinks that she simply resigned herself to fate, she is already a girl in this life, no matter how strong she is, what can she do? Since the love of the two lives is tied to Song Ke, what can you do even if you are a concubine? It's just a matter of turning a blind eye to live a life, but there is such arrogance and unwillingness in my heart, thinking that if I fall into such a situation, I might as well die. Sometimes she thinks that if she finds the right person to marry and live together, she will live together, but time and years are so long, if she does this, she will put out the lamp in her heart, and she will live a life that is about to die, which makes her especially desperate. Now I can only go out and fight, even if I am not satisfied, I am willing to gamble and lose.

Thinking of this, Xianglan dipped the corner of her eyes with a handkerchief, and the fear of many days passed away, calmed down, and said, "Why do you want to say this." Haven't all the hardships ahead come over, even if it is the Flaming Mountain in the future, it will be able to break through. He took out the silver in his private house and said in a low voice: "I have a total of seventy taels of silver here, including the money for selling paintings, the monthly rules of the Song family, and the money for jewelry. Secretly said: "Now I am nostalgic in Jinling, just waiting for Song Ke's letter, if my fate with him is over, I will move out of Jinling City with my family." To Yangzhou or Anhui, there is always a place to stay. ”

Xue didn't think that things were strict, but when he saw Xianglan's strict face, he had to respond.

Since then, Pandan has become more and more diligent in painting every day, carefully painting a volume of 12 plum pictures, selling a lot of silver, and saving up for emergencies.

No further ado.

But it was said that the first month passed, the ninth day of February was the spring festival, and the palace test was held in April. Xianglan heard that she also closed her palms and chanted the Buddha more than once.

In the evening of this day, Xianglan tidied up the courtyard, put a few pots of flowers under the eaves, and saw that the jasmine was blooming fragrantly, so she planned to pinch off a few flowers and put them in the sachet.

At this time, I heard someone knocking on the door, Xianglan asked a few times but no one answered, walked forward and looked out along the crack in the door, only to see that the person standing outside was wearing a green satin robe, with an eight-treasure belt tied around his waist, and a hosta on his head holding his hair, and a white jade face was handsome, who was Song Ke?

Xianglan was overjoyed, and hurriedly opened the door, and before she could speak, Song Ke squeezed in, touched the door behind her, hugged Xianglan, buried her face on her shoulder and said, "Don't move, let me hold it for a while......"

Xianglan's face was flushed with shame, and she pushed: "Die!" Let people see how good! ”

Song Ke laughed sullenly twice, and said: "Your father is on the counter this time, and your mother just went to the neighborhood to visit the door, I saw it clearly, so I came to knock on the door." ”

Xianglan blushed and smiled: "You are not ashamed, and you still have the face to say." "Broke Song Ke away.

Song Ke knew that Xianglan was thin-skinned and a polite person, so he let go of his hand and looked at her without blinking, the two looked at each other speechlessly, and smiled in unison.

Song Ke couldn't help it, and quietly took Xianglan's hand and said, "Do you want me these days?" ”

Xianglan pursed her lips and smiled and didn't answer, but said, "When did you come back?" ”

Song Ke said: "I came back this morning, and when I got home, I found that you were not there, and I asked to find out that my mother let you out." I slept at home because I was too tired, and I came to you as soon as I woke up...... I also brought you a lot of things from the capital, this time I came in a hurry, and I will bring them to you next time. ”

Xianglan smiled: "Don't bother. "I've seen the editor before." ”

Song Ke waved his hand, and his eyebrows and eyes smiled crookedly: "The little official of the seventh grade, I don't know what money is in the capital." At the beginning, I thought that it was bound to be released, but I had already prepared money to find a shortage, who wanted to stay in the Hanlin Academy. ”

Xianglan said: "Hanlin Academy is the best place, how many cabinet ministers have come out of there, although it is more bitter, but it is known as the 'prime minister', but it has fallen into the inferior." ”

Song Ke was stunned and wondered, "How do you know this?" ”

Xianglan was also stunned, hesitating whether to tell Song Ke about his previous life, biting her lip, and being quiet for a long time, the words became "You and me, do you have a decision in your heart?" ”RS