Chapter 4: Thick or Light Shadows (12)

"Seventh brother, come and see, koi. Shu Xuan "Yamei greeted Tao Xiang."

Tao Xiang stood still.

The second sister-in-law kept hinting at him, he always pretended to be confused, this was close at hand, and he simply walked over generously.

Cheng Jingyi took two steps back without a trace when he walked over.

Tao Xiang leaned over and saw a huge koi looming in the blue pond. There are various colors, and it looks like a bright and lively one.

"Presumably, as long as this garden is built, the koi fish will be raised for as long as they are raised. That day, we joked that we fished out the biggest one from it, and we always felt that the one we caught was already the largest, but we didn't want to always have a bigger ...... It is similar in size to the koi fish with gold medals fished out of the Jinshui River. It's just that we fished it out and hung a silver medal. Zhi Shen said.

A servant had already brought a plate with fish food.

Tao Si and Ya Mei each caught fish food and threw a handful of it down to the tassel.

Almost instantly, koi fish from far and near came one after another, opening their mouths wide to compete for food, and a huge sound suddenly sounded in this corner of the pond, as if it had rained a torrential rain.

"In our family, the pond of koi fish in my grandmother's garden is also very good." Yamei had to say it loudly so that they could hear it. She found that Jingyi was not by her side, and when she turned around to find her, she said with a smile: "When you come to the house in the future, you can see the good fish raised by grandma." Grandma's favorite thing is to sit there and watch the fish swim around when the weather is nice. ”

Jingyi listened to her, smiling silently.

"It is said that the fish have been raised for a long time, and the owner has a temper." Tao Si smiled and said, "The fish and grandma at home have a temper, and they are both acute. Before the fish food fell, some jumped out of the water. ”

Yamei smiled and said, "Go back and complain to grandma, just say that you arranged her behind your back." ”

"That's the truth." Tao Si smiled gently, glanced at Tao Xiang, and said: "I'm not like Lao Qi, the most pleasing to the old lady, it depends on his ......" He was pulled by Yamei.

"Look at that fish, Xue Jin? Snow brocade is rare to see. Yamei exclaimed. As she spoke, she pulled Tao Si and chased after the snow koi fish.

Tao Xiang also saw the snow koi fish, which can be called the behemoth of carp. In fact, the fish in this pond are very large, but the snow brocade is rare, and the big ones are even rarer, and they feel extremely rare when they look at it. He saw that Xue Jinyou was far away, and the second brother and sister-in-law and Cheng Zhishen were also far away, and he and Cheng Jingyi were left in the shade here.

Jingyi was like a mirror in her heart, this was Tao Si and his wife leaving a little chance for her and Tao Xiang to be alone.

Tao Xiang didn't say a word, and she didn't say a word.

The two of them stood in the shade of the trees for a while, and even the carp in the pond had eaten up the bait, and they resumed their languid and wandering posture, and gradually departed, as if the noise had never happened at all.

Tao Xiao made a gesture of please, and walked slowly along the railing of the pond side by side with Jingyi.

"Mr. Tao," Jingyi deliberately waited for Tao Si and his wife to follow him into the cave passage in the rockery before standing down.

There was an inscription from the former emperor in the rockery cave, and Zhishen would definitely invite Tao Si and his wife to visit, so they didn't turn back so quickly. She only had this little time to say a few words to Tao Xiang that she had been preparing for a long time.

"Miss Cheng," Tao Xiang also stood down.

The two stood on this side of the rockery, a quiet and relatively private corner.

Jingyi pursed her lower lip, looked up at Tao Xiang, and said, "Mr. Tao, I have the opportunity to meet today, I want to thank you in person for saving you that day......"

Jingyi said, holding her hands at her side and bowing solemnly.

Tao Xiang turned sideways and said, "Since Miss Cheng has recognized me, there is no need to hide it." Miss Cheng should not take this matter to heart. ”

"Mr. Tao's kindness to save him, Jingyi feels deeply unrepaid." Jing Yi said, looking at Tao Xiang's face. Tao Xiao didn't show a special expression, just looked at her, and her face turned red unconsciously...... "If there is anything in the future, what Jingyi can do for Mr. Tao, I will never give up." ”

Tao Xiang said: "Miss Cheng's words are serious. If you have anything to say, you might as well say it directly. ”

Jingyi paused, and said seriously: "I am not willing to fulfill this marriage contract." ”

Tao Xiang remained silent, not even blinking.

didn't have the expected annoyance and anger, but Jing Yi's face was even redder.

She said very quickly: "Mr. Tao saved me, I am grateful to you from the bottom of my heart." It's just that I have other intentions, and I must not marry you against my will. I tell you frankly and hope that Mr. Tao will understand. I also hope to get Mr. Tao's support. ”

Tao Xiang's black jade-like eyes were cold and clear, and bright, but there was no bottom in sight.

Jing Yi looked at the silent Tao Xiang, a little impatient, and said, "I said that I want Mr. Tao's support...... Meaning, Mr. Tao, I know that you have also stayed abroad...... As far as I know, those who have stayed abroad should always be more enlightened and yearn for the kind of free life in the West. Even if not, in this day and age, everyone is striving for independence, and we can't be left behind the times, don't you say? Besides, Mr. Tao, are you willing to be bound by your parents' words and marry someone who doesn't like you, and you don't like or understand? How painful would that be...... This life is tied to someone you don't love. ”

Jingyi said, her heart pounding.

She knew that if she said this to this "stranger", she might be considered bold by Tao Xiang. But she made up her mind early in the morning, and once she saw the right time, she would make it clear to Tao Xiang. She had to find an ally to deal with her father's decision. One person's strength is too thin. What's more, what my father said, I'd rather the other party be treacherous than take a salary from the bottom of the kettle first?

She even thought about scaring him and his family by wearing a blushing makeup today, but she gave up.

That naΓ―ve and ineffective way is not allowed. It's better to talk to Tao Xiang straight to the point.

"Mr. Tao?" Jing Yi saw that Tao Xiang didn't say anything and asked.

Tao Xiang said: "I don't intend to oppose it with you. ”

Jing Yi pursed her lips and looked at Tao Xiang.

A fair-skinned face, which can be called handsome.

The broad forehead, the straight bridge of the nose, the plump lips, and the clean and green square chin shaved under the jaw look masculine and persevering, but ...... She asked again, "Are you willing?" ”

Tao Xiang asked in a low voice, "What am I unwilling to do?" ”

There was a cold smile in his voice, which gave Jing Yi goosebumps. She involuntarily took a step back and stared at Tao Xiang.

His gaze made her feel like she was trapped in a dense net......

"You know, I'm ......"

"You're interested in someone, I've heard about it." Tao Xiang said slowly, turning his back. The rockery cave is deep and dark, he walked, stepped in, and the cool moisture came to his face, "You have run around for him, entered the police station, and entered the detention center, presumably today's meeting between the two elders was also made by you in exchange for sacrifice." ”

Jingyi stood in place, looking at Tao Xiang.

The things she did always felt like a secret. Although he was not afraid of being known, especially Tao Xiang, he knew that it still made her feel a little uncomfortable.

"In that case, then...... Then you ......" Jingyi said, "what about Miss Huang?" What is Miss Wong? ”

Tao Xiang froze.

Jingyi clenched her fingers, her fingertips covered with sweat.

"You also have someone you like, Mr. Tao. I'm not the kind of ...... you like" Jingyi was incoherent, she stared at Tao Xiang's back, for some reason, she looked at his back, and felt that he was simply laughing, so she stopped talking.

Tao Xiang turned around and looked at Cheng Jingyi, who was still in the shade of the trees outside the rockery. Under the thick and faint green, a light purple beautiful figure.

Big eyes looked at him, as dark as night.

"What kind of people do I like? You tell me about it. Tao Xiang's slow tone was like the slow recitation of the emperor on the stage.

The others were in the shadow of the rockery cave, and Jingyi looked at him, but did not speak.

As long as Tao Xiang stared at her, she was silent for as long as she was. In the end, it was Tao Xiang who opened his mouth.

"If you can get what he wants, that's fine. I bless you. For me, it's nothing to lose. Tao Xiang heard Tao Si calling him over there, he answered, and said to Jing Yi: "This is my opinion." ”

Jingyi stiffened her back, and was about to say something, when the servant who chased after her passed the word, saying that the master invited the guests back to the upper room for dinner.

Jingyi hadn't come to her senses yet, and Tao Si and his wife had already returned the same way with Zhishen.

Tao Si and his wife obviously had a lot of fun, especially Yamei, while walking, they also asked about the theater not far away, and said, "...... It's really beautiful. ”

"I heard that the theater building of King Qingfu was overbuilt when it was built. Fortunately, Prince Lao Qing has a heart and has already bought off the people around the emperor. The emperor went out to celebrate the prince's mansion in micro-clothes, and saw that the opera garden was not worse than that of the palace, and almost had a seizure, but fortunately, someone helped to say good things, and the emperor let a few layers of glazed tiles go up from the top, and this matter was forgotten. Zhi Shen explained. He said as he looked at Jingyi.

Several people have their own thoughts, but Tao Si and his wife not only listened carefully, but also laughed happily.

Back in the upper room, before entering the house, Tao Si quietly pulled Tao Xiao and asked, "What did you talk about just now?" Seeing that you have been talking for so long, we are not embarrassed to come back quickly. ”

Tao Xiang's face sank and said, "Divorce." ”