The jade unicorn walked listlessly towards the Songzhu Garden, and his clear eyes were much darker at the moment.

Suddenly, behind her, Liu Qianqian's voice came: "Sister-in-law~"

Liu Qianqian's deliberately long voice made her puzzled for a while, and when she turned to look, Liu Qianqian came over with a smile and looked her up and down.

Jade Qilin frowned, but still asked politely, "What is Qianqian looking for me?" ”

Liu Qianqian still looked the jade unicorn up and down, and smiled incomprehensibly: "I heard that my sister-in-law is looking for her personal maid, Xi'er?" ”

"What, do you have any news of her?" The jade unicorn was slightly vigilant.

Liu Qianqian walked around her proudly with a smile and threw down two words, "No." ”

The jade qilin was already upset at this time, and when she saw her, she was even more impatient to talk, so she turned around and said, "See you again." ”

Liu Qianqian hurriedly stopped her, and said with a long smile: "Don't worry-I knew this was the case, why bother in the first place?" ”

Jade Qilin paused, looked at her coldly, and asked, "What do you mean?" ”

"In the past few days, there has been a lot of rumors in the house, saying that my sister-in-law, the young lady, your personal maid is missing, and that the young lady has worked tirelessly to find her everywhere in person......" Liu Qianqian pouted and smiled: "Everyone says that my sister-in-law is affectionate and friendly, and she is so good to a subordinate; But as I listened, I suddenly remembered something...... After you returned to the door, one day, I accidentally saw you and Xi'er in this place, arguing. ”

The jade unicorn was shocked and recalled the conflict that Liu Qianqian said.

The smile on Liu Qianqian's face deepened: "Sister-in-law remembered? yes, that one was weird. Xi'er is a subordinate, and she dares to quarrel with her own girl, saying that if she does this again, she will take things out of the way. I wondered at the time, how could there be such a bold and reckless subordinate? What's even more strange is that my sister-in-law is actually relieved with a good voice, although after the most Lu, I see that my sister-in-law is also impatient, and she brought the pear blossoms that Xi'er said with rain and ran away~"

The jade unicorn's face turned pale. For the first time in front of Liu Qianqian, she felt a sense of self-pity.

Looking at her anxious appearance, Liu Qianqian's heart was free, and she said triumphantly: "That's why I said." If you knew this was the case, why bother in the first place? I can't get my own personal dowry maid, and I run away from home, which makes you lose face. But you haven't realized it yet. I am still beating gongs and drums all day long, looking for it, and I look haggard for others to see, tsk, I am embarrassed for you. ”

Liu Qianqian said happily, and Yu Qilin felt remorse and shame in her heart, and barely squeezed out a sentence: "It's none of your business." ”

Liu Qianqian even made a look of extreme surprise, "Of course I don't do my business!" It's your maid who runs, and my maid sits nicely in the house and embroiders for me! She took a few steps towards the Jade Qilin. Said jealously: "I'm just here to remind you, don't let your aunt praise you a few more words." My cousin took a few more looks at you, and he really thought that he was some kind of omnipotent character......"

"Qianqian!"

Liu Wenzhao suddenly walked out of the stinger, looking at his sister with a thin anger on his face.

When Liu Qianqian saw her brother, she was slightly afraid, and turned her head to look to the side with a snort.

Liu Wenzhao's face was like frost: "There is no one who respects the elder and the younger." Your sister-in-law, the young lady's family affairs are also something you can talk about here? ”

Unexpectedly, as soon as he came, he was defending the jade qilin, Liu Qianqian's stall was so enraged, and she said not to be outdone: "Don't be afraid of what others say if you dare to do it!" Which sentence did I say wrong? Elder and younger? If you really want to talk about dignity and humility, she is a married daughter-in-law, and it is also her duty to serve her sister-in-law! ”

Liu Wenzhao looked at his sister who was unreasonable and couldn't figure out the situation, he wanted to say something heavy but couldn't bear it, he lowered his face and stared at Liu Qianqian quietly, "You can also talk about your duties here?" A girl's family has many mouths and many tongues! Get back to my room! ”

"She's your younger brother and sister, I'll see how long you can protect her!" Liu Qianqian said, stomped her foot fiercely, glared at the jade unicorn, and left quickly.

Liu Wenzhao hurriedly turned to the jade unicorn and said apologetically: "Qianqian is not sensible, talking nonsense, don't take it to heart." ”

Jade Qilin shook his head: "She's right. ”

In the twilight, the jade unicorn looked haggard, and a pair of crystal eyes seemed to hide a lot of thoughts, but she hid them, hid them deeply, as if she was separating him from thousands of mountains and rivers, making him worry in his heart, but he couldn't touch it......

The anxiety and uneasiness in his heart became stronger and stronger, Liu Wenzhao was stunned, and hurriedly pressed his mind to prevent this emotion from continuing to spread......

He took a deep breath, looked at the jade unicorn with a very kind smile and said, "I have prepared a little wine and food in the garden, I wonder if you are willing to appreciate your face?" ”

"Thank you, but I want to be alone." The jade unicorn smiled and declined.

"Are you still angry with Qianqian?" Liu Wenzhao looked embarrassed and embarrassed, "Qianqian is a little arrogant, let you be wronged, I'm sorry ......"

Where would Jade Qilin have thought that he would be so uncomfortable, when he felt a little guilty, he hurriedly said: "No, no, I don't blame her, it's me who is not good." ”

"Then you will give me a chance to be an elder brother and make amends for her, okay?"

Seeing that Liu Wenzhao's words were sincere and sincere, it was not easy to be disobedient, Yu Qilin looked at the sky, looked at the direction of Songzhu Garden, and nodded: "However, it can't be too late." ”

Following her line of sight, Liu Wenzhao frowned dissatisfiedly, but when she turned around, she agreed with a smile: "That's natural." ”

In the garden pavilion, Liu Wenzhao set a table of simple side dishes and two pots of sake early.

The two sat opposite each other, after three rounds of drinking, Liu Wenzhao raised his glass and sincerely apologized: "Qianqian is young and frivolous, and she speaks recklessly, please forgive her for my sake." ”

The jade unicorn didn't answer, raised the wine glass and drank it all, looking at Liu Wenzhao with a smile.

Liu Wenzhao made a reassuring gesture and said with a smile: "Xiaoxuan, you are really different from other ladies I have seen. ”

Jade Qilin disagreed: "What are the other ladies like?" ”

Liu Wenzhao thought for a moment and said with a smile: "Let's give you an example in front of you, Xue'er, behave in a proper manner, be cautious in your words and deeds, just like a lady." ”

The jade unicorn listened. Fluttering smiled: "I know that I am a little wild." ”

"That's not what I meant. You're good like that, really. Liu Wenzhao said as if unintentionally: "A girl who grew up breathing free air on Emei Mountain. Compared with other ladies who have been locked up in the courtyard of the Quartet for a lifetime, of course, there is a lot more spirituality. Liu Wenzhao seemed to be commenting, and carefully observed the jade unicorn's expression as he spoke.

The jade unicorn was unguarded against fraud, and when he heard him suddenly mention Goose Mei Mountain, he couldn't help but miss and sighed: "Yes, I miss the days of Goose Mei Mountain very much." Free. Unrestrained, where is it like here......" The already slightly drunk jade unicorn suddenly remembered that his identity was unknown, and stopped abruptly. He hurriedly drank the wine and swallowed the rest of the words into his stomach.

Liu Wenzhao saw it in his eyes, but he quietly raised his hand to fill the wine glass for her: "Yes, my aunt is from a wealthy family." Since childhood, I have been a famous lady. Her rules are indeed stricter than ordinary people. Yuanbao, I grew up in the splendid pile, I don't know the people's suffering, and my temper is inevitably a little bigger...... But the heart is still very good. ”

"Yuanbao this person...... You are not right to say that he does not understand the suffering of the people. ”

Liu Wenzhao didn't expect the jade qilin to defend the gold ingots like this, and he couldn't answer for a while.

"He did the hunt for so many years, all day with thieves and traffickers. Prostitutes, these lowly people, but as far as I can see. I really haven't seen him really pampered and arrogant, bullying and flattering; He is the same to everyone, no matter how high or low his status is, in his eyes, he is just a simple person. He may be very pampered......" Jade Qilin smiled slightly and muttered: "But this can't be helped, who told him to grow up like this since he was a child?" If you are human, you will inevitably have one or two annoying faults......"

She fell into deep thought as she spoke, with a smile on the corner of her mouth, Liu Wenzhao saw it in her eyes, knowing that she was already emotionally attached to the gold ingot, jealous and hateful. But he quietly echoed: "Yes, Yuanbao's food and clothing since childhood, even if he is compared with the emperor in the palace, I am afraid that it is not much worse, and in some places, even the emperor is not as particular as him." I remember that he liked to eat crisp cheese the most, and it happened that the jade-colored square-mouthed small bowl was gone, and Yuan Bao looked at a large pot of crisp cheese and refused to do it, saying, this thing can only be eaten with this bowl, it is really the taste it should have, there is no suitable thing to match it, he would rather miss it than wronged himself. Mrs. was so angry that she was going to die, and she was helpless, so she specially sent someone down to the official kiln and asked someone to burn a kiln of various colors of porcelain, which was specially used for him to match things. ”

The jade unicorn's eyes widened when he heard this, and he couldn't help blurting out: "Who can raise it like this!" ”

"So he was born in the Golden House. The Jin Mansion raised it, and only the Jin Mansion raised it, and only the Jin Mansion could marry a famous lady who met the requirements for him. Liu Wenzhao said with a smile.

Yu Qilin didn't expect the topic to suddenly come back to him, and he was slightly stunned.

Liu Wenzhao pretended to be unaware and continued to talk eloquently: "Yuanbao is like this, he is very demanding of everything, especially for his future lady. When he was young, he said: Only the best women in the world are worthy of me, with good looks, good background, good learning, good temperament, all of which are indispensable. How many famous ladies in the capital regard Yuanbao as the best husband candidate, and they flock to it, but Yuanbao disdains, in his words, they are all vulgar and not worthy of my gold ingots. After Liu Wenzhao finished speaking, Ha Lu laughed.

But the jade unicorn was hit in the center, like a fish in the throat, put down the wine glass, and said in a dumb voice: "The famous lady in the capital, he still thinks vulgar?" ”

"Alas, no, Yuan Bao said, it looks like he was born in a famous family, but in fact, the last two generations are just mud legs that are shaved in the ground, he can't read two big characters, and his upbringing is vulgar...... It's only like you, the daughter raised by the scholarly Jiang Ge hometown for generations, has entered his eyes. Even so, before you entered the door, my aunt was very nervous for a while, for fear that Yuanbao would still be dissatisfied. ”

The more he listened, the more pale the Jade Qilin's face became.

Liu Wenzhao approached her gently, slightly complimented, and said meaningfully: "Fortunately, the daughter raised in Jiangge's hometown, the ordinary civilian woman is needless to say, and the ordinary boudoir daughter can't compare with you, so as to capture the heart of the gold ingot." Xiaoxuan, now that Yuanbao doesn't say anything, he is very satisfied with you, the old daughter of the pavilion. He finally found it, and he was worthy of his life partner in every way. ”

Although, Liu Wenzhao's every sentence is a sincere compliment, but when the jade unicorn listens to it, he only feels that every sentence is piercing, and the conversation in Dongluhe Zhuangzi unexpectedly comes to his heart, and the two sentences of Jin Yuanbao: "You and I have never known each other, but we must marry for the benefit of the prince......" "I don't like to be manipulated by others." ”。 It was as if it had just happened at this moment, making it difficult for her to breathe in an instant. I only feel that the bones in my heart are full of unforgettable pain.

"The so-called golden and jade good fate is talking about marriages like you, one is the young master of the Jin Mansion, and the other is the old daughter of the pavilion, status, appearance and family background. Everything is comparable, no matter which one is even worse, I'm afraid our picky young master can't tolerate it......" Liu Wenzhao played with the wine glass in his hand. Still acting as ignorant and unconscious, he continued.

"Enough!" The jade unicorn stood up suddenly.

Liu Wenzhao immediately looked at her with a frightened and stunned expression: "What's wrong with you?" ”

"I ...... I was dizzy and went first. The jade qilin didn't wait for Liu Wenzhao to answer, and turned to leave. There is a tendency to panic.

Liu Wenzhao no longer stopped. Looking at the departing figure of the Jade Qilin, a smile curled up at the corner of his mouth, and he said softly: "Jade Qilin, you will one day know what kind of person the Dao Golden Ingot is." ”

The jade unicorn had a fever on his face, panicked, and didn't want to go back to his new house, but he didn't know where to go, standing at the corner of a corridor in a daze.

Ah Fu hurriedly walked with a scroll under his arm. I didn't see it at a glance and bumped into the jade unicorn.

"Who is standing here so late to stand in the way...... Yo young lady! Young lady forgiveness! Ah Fu walked without eyes. I've hit you! ”

The jade qilin didn't care: "Hurry up." - What is this in your hand? ”

Ah Fu couldn't wait for the jade unicorn to ask, and unfolded the scroll, which was a picture of a lady with a pen, held high in front of the jade unicorn.

"The son of the Beijing garrison sent someone to give the young master three paintings, saying what it is, what, Qiu Ying's beautiful picture, the young master was very happy, but later checked it and said it was a fake...... The villain didn't know what to do, anyway, the young master was angry, so the villain quickly took out the fake and burned it, saying that the province polluted his eyes! ”

Looking at the beautiful woman in costume depicted by Seiko on the small scroll, the jade unicorn saw his face in a trance, and asked softly, "Fake?" Fake? ”

"Yes! Actually, if you want me to say, although this is fake...... Ah Fu picked up the scroll and looked at it, and said with a smile: "It's also very good-looking, isn't it, can it be burned?" That is, the young master of our family, he can't rub the sand in his eyes, and when he heard that it was a fake, he exploded, and he couldn't help but say, he must burn it......"

"You go......" Jade Qilin waved his hand weakly.

Ah Fu nodded and walked away quickly.

Looking at his back, the jade unicorn's heart was full of his suitable words, fake, fake, fake...... Again and again, sentence by sentence, like a sharp arrow piercing the heart! The jade unicorn couldn't bear it anymore, and slowly squatted down, crying silently.

In the middle of the moon, there are few lonely shadows.

After the tears were dry, the jade unicorn slowly walked back to the Songzhu Garden. As soon as I entered the door, I saw a painting case in the middle of the room, covered with snow wave paper, and rows of brushes and paints of various colors were waiting in rows. There are two pictures of ladies with fine brushes hanging on the wall, and the gold ingots are holding their hands up and looking up to appreciate them.

When Jin Yuan heard the footsteps of the jade unicorn, he turned around and took her hand: "Come here, do you see these two paintings?" I entrusted the son of the Gyeonggi garrison, and it took a lot of trouble to get it. ”

The jade unicorn looked at it, only to feel piercing, and simply didn't start, "I don't know how to draw." ”

Jin Yuan frowned: "You always understand, right?" ”

"I don't understand it."

"I'm really in vain, playing the piano to the cow......" Jin Yuan said to himself as he pressed the jade qilin and sat on a chair, "Then you sit down." It's always time to sit down, right? ”

"What for?" The jade unicorn was puzzled.

Jin Yuan Bao walked to the bookcase and casually selected the brush: "I haven't given you anything yet." There are a lot of good things in your Jiangfu, and even if you don't have a pearl or something, I'll draw a small portrait for you and give it to you, and hang it on this wall after it's framed, what do you think? ”

The jade qilin was surging with qi and blood, only to feel that everyone was poking their sore spots tonight, Huo Ran got up: "I don't want it." ”

"What's wrong?" The gold ingots looked up in confusion.

Seeing his concerned gaze, he swept over a large number of things on the bookcase, thinking that the gold ingots were so bothered to please himself, the jade qilin did not feel joyful, but only added to the confusion and fear, and only said in a half-loud voice: "I don't like these things that have been done for me." Someday, you won't like it yourself. I think it's better to forget it! After speaking, he didn't dare to look at the gold ingots again, and turned around and went into the bedroom.

Jin Yuan was stunned for a while, threw down the brush, with an unconcealable hurt look on his face, and said angrily: "Who told you that I did it for you?" I'm having fun on my own! ”

The gold ingots followed him to the bedroom and was about to get angry, but he saw the jade unicorn lying on the bed with his back to him, trembling slightly, looking extremely sad...... The gold ingots were stunned for a moment, then slowly approached, reaching out to pull her body.

The jade unicorn twisted his shoulders and wept silently: "Don't look at me, let me be quiet." ”

The gold ingots withdrew their hands and stood for a long time, helpless, so they could only leave gloomily and gently lead the door. Gently close the door. (To be continued......)

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