The chirping of birds and the hoarse cry of the old woman were mixed, once again revealing a new day in the Xiaohuai Courtyard in the northwest corner of Xiaozhou Mansion in Xinan, Huocheng.

Zhou Manyin, the only one of the sisters in the Zhou family who insisted on coming here for a few years to give the crazy grandmother morning and dusk, frowned in a rare way, and lost the gentle appearance of low eyebrows and pleasing eyes in the past. And when Aunt Bai told her to go back to the boudoir to rest, she did not shirk and bowed and retired.

Old Aunt Bai only glanced faintly at her granddaughter with slightly circles in her eyes, and then turned her gaze back to Mrs. Zhou, the main mother she was about to coax.

When every girl has an undecided marriage, there will be a period of time when she does not belong to her soul, thinking that the old man clearly belongs to the Huo family, Aunt Bai didn't take Manyin's unnecessary worries to heart at all.

It's just that Zhou Manyin's content of tossing and turning last night is completely new. The Gao family came to propose marriage again, and this time the person mentioned was actually her Zhou Manyin, and the fact that it was suspected that her mother-in-law deliberately concealed it was once again that Manyin, who loved to probe, got the news, and she added a burden to her heart.

It is better to marry into the Gao family than the Huo family, thinking about it superficially, such a bold idea actually lingered in Manyin's mind.

Walking on the flower path with the two maids, the annoying bird chirping in his ears seemed to be more vigorous, and the figure reflected in his eyes made Manyin even more unavoidable, so he had to stand on the side of the road and salute respectfully.

Zhou Bai, who was dressed in a bright royal blue robe, carried two large bird cages to greet Mrs. Zhou early in the morning, showing the absurdity of righteousness and brightness. This is the Zhou family! As the son-in-law of the Zhou family, he never stops walking birds every day, which is a legitimate hobby, and as a son, it is even more appropriate to do his filial piety in front of the crazy mother.

"Fifth sister!" , Zhou Bai looked at Manyin. His eyes lit up all of a sudden, and flowers bloomed on his thin face. With a wave of his hand, he and the maids who followed Manyin drove them away.

When there was no one around, Zhou Baicai turned his face to Manyin and said, "Fifth sister! Second uncle, I want to congratulate you first. Gao Wei's child is good, if you get married, it's really a good marriage. ”

Zhou Manyin covered her lips and froze, according to the news she heard yesterday, the negotiation between Mrs. Gao and her mother-in-law Min did not reach her grandfather at all, but for some reason she was called out by the second uncle.

Gao Bai looked at Manyin in a daze, his heart was clear, and he smiled even more: "One is my niece, and the other is my nephew who has been watched since childhood." And that's more haode than you. If the second uncle thinks about it, your marriage should also be decided early, after all, the young and the old are orderly, and it will not be true to let Sister Yun take the lead. ”

"Second uncle, don't joke about Yin'er, it's better for the niece to rely on the elders to make decisions about marriage events!" Manyin whispered, but the color of the blush spread from his cheeks to his neck.

"I think you also like Vigoer in your heart!", Zhou Bai, who had been messing around in the thousands of flowers for many years, simply revealed it directly, and his face was full of ridicule.

The frightened Manyin looked timid. Hurriedly waved his hand and explained: "Second uncle, niece doesn't dare!" ”

"You! I can't complain that the old man only hurts Man Yun and doesn't take you granddaughters to heart. If you don't dare, you have to miss out on many good things! ”

Seeing that Manyin bowed his head and was silent, Zhou Bai looked around again. After making sure that those servants and maids couldn't hear the truth, they whispered in Manyin's ear: "The sixth sister is married in the first month, and the ceremony will be made in March." Why do you think you're in such a hurry? Are you really on top of Yan Ling Peak? ”

"The sixth sister is not in Yan Lingfeng?". Zhou Manyin asked in astonishment, and at this moment, a ball of silk handkerchief was suddenly stuffed into her hand by Zhou Bai.

"Manyun, that girl is ...... better than you." Before Manyin could react, Zhou Bai, who was carrying two large bird cages, had already shaken his hands and swaggered past her.

"Miss!" , Seeing the second master walking away, the two maids who had just been driven away, Qinglu, returned to Manyin's side again.

Manyin, who couldn't pull back from Zhou Bai's words, barely pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled awkwardly, and sleeved up the handkerchief in his hand that he hadn't seen clearly. The plain white silk handkerchief vaguely looked densely written with clear and elegant small characters, and the handwriting was familiar with the strands, so that people couldn't help but want to see what was going on.

"Which one is the sixth sister waiting for on Yan Ling Peak?" , Slowly re-walking the way home, Zhou Manyin still couldn't help but start asking about the people around him.

In the past few days, Manyin has gradually figured out that Xiao Jialang, who is married to Manyun, is the handsome young man he saw when he was playing in Zeting. He has been in Huocheng for many years, and it should be more common than the sisters in the family who often mingle outside. According to the meaning of the second uncle, it was Man Yun who first took a fancy to someone or had something first, and then the family decided to marry.

Once the seeds of doubt are planted, they grow with envy that is so thick that it cannot be dissolved.

Tearing open and reading the affectionate silk book handed over by Gao Weito Zhou Bai, Zhou Manyin inevitably had ripples in his heart. You can't grab it, you can only pick it up. Many years ago, Aunt Bai's admonition still sounded in her ears, but now in front of her for the marriage of Gao Zhou, Zhou Manyin consciously did not fight for it too extravagantly, but Zhou Manyun automatically put it in her hand after giving up.

Gao Wei directly stated in the letter that he was planted dirty, and Zhou Manyin was skeptical. She didn't mind that the dead Xue Suyun was already dead, and what would a dead person do to fight with a living person. She just didn't believe that Gao Wei said that he vaguely admired her in the letter, and she felt that those words were suppressed by Manyin, who was inferiority complex and couldn't let go of her from a small heart, was Gao Wei coming to her to find comfort when he was physically and mentally injured.

After hesitating for a long time, even with reluctance in his eyes, Zhou Manyin's hand was rationally released, and a handkerchief fluttered and fell into the charcoal basin in front of him.

It's just that within half a day, Zhou Manyin, who got up from a nap, received another stuffed box of flowers and food.

The box contains the special candied fruit brought by the Gao family's mother and son from Qingyuan, and every girl in the Zhou family has received a copy that looks almost identical, even the five-year-old Zhou Manjie has it. After inquiring carefully, she realized that the same frosted plum cake of the sisters in her box had been replaced by orange and golden apricots.

There is no need for a medium. A sentence on the burned silk book unexpectedly jumped into Zhou Manyin's heart, twisted her eyebrows lazily and leaned on the beauty couch, her delicate little hand uncontrollably poured the dried apricots into her mouth, and unconsciously ate all the snacks.

The flower moon is hazy. Manyin, who had a low-grade fever since the time of feeding, cleaned up early, and slept with a brocade quilt against the wall.

Qinglu and others proposed to invite a doctor or report to the Min family, but Manyin rejected it. She insisted that if the fever had not subsided in the morning, she would go to the doctor again.

When the people in the room were dispersed, Manyin, who was flushed with a dark flush on his face, bit the corner of the quilt and shed two lines of tears very embarrassed. But then he buried his head in the back of his hand and pressed the back of his hand, and he almost broke out of his throat.

She didn't dare to see a doctor, let alone let Min know about the strange and strange sensations in her body. Although she was still an untrained girl, she understood why this feeling came from.

As early as a few hours ago, she was inexplicably always thinking about the burned silk handkerchief, and even daydreamed that the cousin of the Gao family sat beside her with a smile on his face, grabbed her trembling body, and gently stretched out his hand......

After hearing the whisper of the early riser under the window the next day, Zhou Manyin sat up straight shyly. I touched my forehead, which was already at a normal temperature, and with a sigh, I buried my head in my hands and couldn't help crying.

The girl who only thinks about it day and dreams at night wakes up from a long dream with boundless spring. While secretly blaming himself for being shameless, he was even more in a trance and beware that the deep love for the young man in his dream was really deep-rooted.

As usual, on the way back from Xiaohuai Courtyard, watching the second uncle Zhou Bai, who was in a good mood, casually picked up a bag on his body and gave it to Zhou Manyin, who took care of his grandmother, the girl bit her lip and lowered her head and received it steadily.

"Whose girl doesn't have a spring?" Hate the Spring Festival Gala'? I didn't know where that kid got such a wicked drug! Zhou Bai, who shook away step by step, shook the bird cage in his hand and sighed softly. It is inevitable to regret that I was born a year early, and I didn't really catch up with the good time when I could hook up with a girl with my nephew.

Zhou Baixian's bag is Manshu embroiderer, a sister for many years, and Manyin recognized it at a glance. Just put it aside.

And the small fish of white jade poured out of the bag made her unable to take her eyes off, not only in the texture carving, but also in the small inch-wide paper under the body of the fish.

The jade is in the mouth. Shengjin is warm, and it can be used to stay in the face. Cohesion.

"Did he have it too?" , because of last night's dream. Zhou Manyin's face turned red again, and the burned note was about to be picked up until his fingers were released. After hesitating for a while, the little jade fish slowly slid into the two cherry lips.

After a few days, my heart sank, but I couldn't extricate myself. With a kitten named Chun in her chest, Manyin also paid more attention to the news of her cousin Zhou Manyun.

The maid beside her is also the son of the Zhou family, and Qingning's brother is a member of Zhou's hometown, guarding the north gate every day, and the news brought to Manyin on the twenty-ninth day of the first lunar month also confirms what she thinks.

Zhou Manyun did not come down from Lingfeng alone, but wore a man's suit and followed Xiao Hong into the city from the north gate, and the two reluctantly separated.

The daughter of the Zhou family who does not abide by the training of the boudoir is not only herself, but Man Yun has gone even further!

After comparison, Zhou Manyin, who was a little at ease, sat alone at the table for a long time before stuffing a note she had just written into the bag that Zhou Bai gave that day, called Qinglu, and instructed: "I left the silver ingots of the second uncle to play with, but after all, this bag is the filial piety of the seventh sister, you still go to the Huanxiang Courtyard to help me return him." ”

Qinglu took the order and left.

Zhou Manyin, who finally made up her mind, looked at the back of the big girl and breathed a sigh of relief. "The second uncle knows, I don't just want to give it privately, I'm just looking for a chance to talk to him, if not, I will return the little fish to him, it's ......"

and Zhou Manyin in the courtyard comforted himself, but Zhou Manyun, who returned to Yingyuan, forced a smile and stiffened his face in the congratulations he heard along the road.

Even if he confessed to the marriage, as soon as he returned home, he was told that he didn't need to ask his grandfather and mother for pleading, and it was not pleasant to be sent away.

In the smiling and smiling all the way, Man Yun also figured out all the tricks.

On the way back, Xiao Hong confessed that he went directly to Yanling Peak at night because he received information when he entered Huocheng to find Xing Laosi to inquire about Manyun's recent situation.

"Fourth Uncle Xing is a steady person and will not do these things without authorization, I thought on the way that someone was behind his back to encourage him to take the initiative to report to Xiao Hong. And as soon as I entered the house, I heard that I was ordered out in such a hurry, and I knew that you must be the one behind the ghost! ”

Standing still at the edge of the Zangxiu Tower, Man Yun stared at the azure in front of him, his face full of unrelenting. (To be continued......)