Yanran's words made the tears in Zeng Zhixian's eyes welled up again, and he hurriedly stretched out his hand to wipe away the tears before saying, "Why doesn't the Shi family care?" If you don't care, your uncle won't come to talk to your grandmother. "It's different now and before, my father and mother have passed away, if I am dismissed, Zeng Zhixian feels that there is not much hope for the future.

Yanran stretched out her hand to touch it, and saw that Zeng Zhixian's hand was cold, and hurriedly called the little maid behind her to come over and help Zeng Zhixian back, but Zeng Zhixian didn't move, his hand only grabbed Yanran's clothes tightly: "Sister Yanran, please, please go and listen, listen to the uncle and grandmother, what is the discussion?" ”

Yan Ran was just about to say yes, but Zeng Zhiqing's voice came from behind her: "Big sister, what's wrong?" Zeng Zhixian hurriedly stood up, and when he got up, he was a little unsteady and almost fell on Yanran, who hurriedly reached out to support Zeng Zhixian.

Zeng Zhiqing saw that Zeng Zhixian's face was pale and there were tears on his face, and he understood after a little thought, but he was afraid that the rumors of these days had reached Zeng Zhixian's ears. Zeng Zhiqing hurriedly said: "Eldest sister, let's go back and rest quickly, these things are decided by my grandmother and father." Seeing that Zeng Zhixian's face was uncertain, Zeng Zhiqing said again: "The eldest sister Hugh thinks that if she has no parents, she will have nothing to rely on, after all, the eldest sister is the daughter of the Hou Mansion, and she can't compare to the daughter of an ordinary family!" ”

These words were to reassure Zeng Zhixian, but Zeng Zhixian's face was still pale, he reluctantly smiled and saluted and turned around, Zeng Zhiqing shouted Yan Ran again: "Yan Ran, you stand a stop!" Both Yanran and Zeng Zhixian felt strange, and stopped without looking back.

Zeng Zhiqing also knew that he was a little reckless to stop the sisters' maids like this, and unconsciously scratched the back of his head before saying to Zeng Zhixian: "I just want to ask Yanran, my sister's daily life these days, although my sister is benevolent and filial, but she is too sad, if your uncle and aunt know about it, she will not be at ease, so I want Yanran to persuade you more on weekdays!" ”

"I know the kindness of the eldest brother, Yanran, you can say a few words to the eldest brother here!" Zeng Zhixian thanked Zeng Zhiqing, and then returned to the room with the help of the little maid.

"The old lady told me to serve the eldest lady, and I will definitely serve carefully according to the old lady's instructions, and the prince doesn't need to worry!" Yanran's words made Zeng Zhiqing smile, and then said: "Actually, it's not like this, I just want that the eldest sister is so sad and anxious." Shi An and I are also good friends, so it's better to quietly let Shi An come to meet the eldest sister, the heart of the eldest sister An An! ”

"What is this that the prince said? Men and women ......" Yanran's answer made Zeng Zhiqing roll his eyes into the sky before looking down at Yanran: "You are too pedantic." The eldest sister and Shi An have already made a marriage, there are people next to them, and when they meet in private, even if their grandmother knows, they will only turn a blind eye, which is not very polite. ”

"No, if the old lady hints at this, you can do it, otherwise, I won't be able to eat and walk around!" Yan Ran refused again, Zeng Zhiqing's brows furrowed into a pimple: "You person, say that you are pedantic, you are getting more and more old masters." When I went to incense for the Chinese New Year this year, I also met ...... quietly"

Zeng Zhiqing hurriedly covered his mouth as he spoke, Yanran had already heard it, and his eyes widened a little: "Who are you going to see quietly?" Have you met our Lady Shizi? Shizi, this is different, that one has a father and a mother, but our eldest lady, without parents, there are still so many rumors outside, if it is known by someone with a heart, it will spread out at that time, and our young lady's reputation will be ......"

"Whoever dares to spread it, I will kill him!" Zeng Zhiqing is really anxious now.

"How can the mouth of the world be shut up so much? Shizi, I still say the same thing, you go to the old lady to ask, if the old lady is willing, then I have nothing else to say as a maid! After speaking, Yanran left in a hurry, Zeng Zhiqing called her twice, but Yanran just turned a deaf ear.

Zeng Zhiqing thought about it with his hands behind his back, and then turned around and went to Mrs. Zeng's room.

At this time, Marquis Zeng also happened to talk to Mrs. Zeng about this: "Although the marriage is the words of the matchmaker at the behest of the parents, it would be better if the two little feelings were in agreement!" Last time my second brother was at the funeral, I was watching from the sidelines, and my uncle was not dissatisfied with his niece, so it was better to ......"

The Marquis Zeng was still hesitating, but the old lady Zeng had already understood, shook her head and said: "This matter, we can't do it until we are cornered, after all, we are also the daughter of the Hou Mansion, and it is not that we can't get married, how can we be in such a hurry?" ”

"That's what my mother said!" Marquis Zeng first echoed a sentence before saying: "However, if the other party really has the heart to withdraw from the marriage, after withdrawing, the marriage of the eldest niece will not be so easy to find!" "An orphan girl who has no father and no mother, and she has been divorced once, it is a little difficult to find a comparable family, but if you want to find someone who is not as good, it is inevitable that someone will say that Hou Ye is mean and has no father and no mother.

Old Madam Zeng nodded: "You are worried." In this way, you let people let out the word, your eldest niece's dowry, in addition to the five thousand taels from the public, I will add an additional three thousand taels, plus those in the dowry of your second brother and sister, add and supplement, and there are also ten thousand silver. ”

This is why Marquis Zeng understood, just about to get up and leave, the curtain was lifted, and Zeng Zhiqing had already walked in: "Grandmother, father, this matter, it is better for me to quietly let Shi An and the eldest sister meet, Shi An is ready, can his uncle still be able to withdraw according to the press!" ”

"! What do you know about your little child's family? Zeng Hou Ye stopped his son, although Zeng Zhiqing was reprimanded by his father and bowed his head, he still muttered: "This family always wants me to be the one, I am fifteen, I have already made a marriage, I can't be regarded as a child!" ”

Marquis Zeng wanted to say more, but Old Madam Zeng had already said: "You go out first, I'll think about this matter carefully, and those rumors outside, they must all be suppressed!" "Although the Marquis Zeng should be, he and Mrs. Zeng both understand that there is only one way to suppress the rumors, the Shi family does not withdraw from the family, and now the initiative is not in their own hands, but in the other party.

Zeng Zhiqing waited for his father to leave, and then sat down next to Mrs. Zeng: "Grandmother, if the eldest sister is really dismissed, then it will be called ......" Mrs. Zeng patted her grandson's hand comfortingly: "I understand, don't mess around, I want to think about this matter, think about it!" Zeng Zhiqing still wanted to speak, remembering what Fang Cai Yanran said, if it was spread by someone with a heart, Zeng Zhixian's reputation would be ruined, and he knew that his grandmother would do something foolproof, so he obediently shut up.

"Miss, it's hot today, why don't you let the kitchen make a bowl of sour plum soup?" Yuejuan walked into the house and saw that Zeng Zhixian was changing the words written by Zeng Zhiwu, and stepped forward and said softly.

Zeng Zhixian put down the pen, Yanran had already given her a hand towel to wipe her hands, Zeng Zhixian wiped his hands and took a sip of the tea handed by Yuejuan before saying: "No need, there is an ice basin in this house, and there is no need to make sour plum soup!" ”

"But I'm confused, the sour plum thing is astringent, why don't you take the osmanthus fragrant dew, and Miss use such a bowl?" Although it was deliberately concealed, these rumors were gradually spread all over the house, and some people even said that Shifu did not mention retiring from his relatives now because Shi An wanted to respond to Qiuqiu, and when Shi An went to Qiufu, he would officially send the media to return to his relatives. It's already June, and it's only two months before the autumn season.

Zeng Zhixian still wanted to say no, so he saw the eyes of Yuejuan and Yanran, swallowed what he wanted to say, and changed it to: "I don't like to drink that osmanthus, it's better to have roses, just mix three bowls, let's drink one bowl of three!" ”

Yuejuan saw that Zeng Zhixian was smiling, so she hurriedly answered and went to open the cabinet to get the fragrance, asked the little maid to bring well water, took the tea bowl and mixed it with three bowls, and put ice cubes in it. Zeng Zhixian didn't want to drink it after only taking one sip, and seeing that Yanran and Yuejuan didn't serve the bowl, he forced himself to drink the rest before saying to the two of them: "Don't drink it quickly, it's not good if you leave it for a long time!" ”

Yuejuan and Yanran picked up the bowl at this time, and after drinking, they felt that their heads and bodies were much refreshed. The little maid walked in and said, "Miss, the sister next to the old lady came over and said that the old lady woke up from a nap and wanted to go to the garden to enjoy the shade, please come over with the young lady!" ”

Accompanying the grandmother is also the filial piety that the grandchildren should do, Zeng Zhixian responded, Yanran also accompanied her to the upper room first, Mrs. Zeng saw that her granddaughter has become more and more clear these days, and always want to say a few words about Yanran and their personal servants, and a group of people came to the garden in a mighty way.

The summer garden also asked for a cool, the group walked slowly, came to the lotus pond, Zeng Zhixian saw that the lotus blossom was not bad, and couldn't help but stop and watch, Mrs. Zeng asked Yanran to accompany Zeng Zhixian, and went to the other side.

Not long after Mrs. Zeng left, there was a sound of footsteps in her ears, Yanran thought that Mrs. Zeng had sent someone to say something, but when she looked up, she saw Zeng Zhiqing and Shi An coming over. When the lightning flashed and thundered, Yan Ran understood why, and it was arranged by Zeng Zhiqing, and she couldn't help but be a little annoyed.

Zeng Zhixian didn't hear anyone talking, he looked up a little strangely, and saw that it was Zeng Zhiqing and Shi An, and wanted to avoid it in a panic, but there was nothing else except for a few willow trees, so he couldn't help but say in a low voice: "Big brother is really too nonsense!" ”

Zeng Zhiqing coughed, not wanting to admit that this was arranged by himself, so he only said to Zeng Zhixian: "I didn't expect the eldest sister to be here to reward the lotus." Coincidentally, Shi An is only afraid that he will have something to say to you! Saying that, Zeng Zhiqing squeezed his eyebrows at Yanran and asked her to hurry up and look at the wind.

Yan Ran glared at Zeng Zhiqing angrily, but she was helpless, and quickly walked to the other side and stood so that Zeng Zhixian and Shi An could talk.

"You, are you okay?" Shi An was silent for a long time, and held back such a sentence to Zeng Zhixian, Zeng Zhixian's ears were already red, he lowered his head and wrung the handkerchief in his hand, and when he heard Shi An ask himself, he said softly: "I'm fine, my grandmother and uncle treat me very well!" ”