"Someone told Wu Mulan that you were probably in Kangxi Town, Huizhou, so she came. When I came, I found that you were not there, and that you had been gone for many days. She couldn't, so she saw Shu Yatou. She wasn't sure if all the one qiē was just a coincidence or something. She just didn't want anything to happen to Shu Yatou, and she didn't want you to be sad, so she came all the way to warn. Mr. Lu said, poured a sip of wine, and then lay on the table and coughed violently.

Why didn't the woman he once loved know how to repent? Why can't you come to your senses? Even if he dies, he will not be able to live in peace, why is this? Where is the gentle and intelligent woman who silently and gently focused her loving eyes on Zhou Qiao? When, and when did it start to become like that?

Zhou Boyan raised his wine glass expressionlessly, but he didn't drink it, just stared at the wine in the glass, "Mr. don't blame yourself. At that time, my husband would let her go, but he didn't end her life, because she said that my father was likely to be alive, and that my father was probably in the hands of people behind the scenes. She assures you that she has a way to get my dad back. In that moment, if it were me, I would have believed her, and I would have let her go. We know it's impossible, but because we want the people we care about to live so much, we are willing to believe in the untrustworthy. ”

Mr. Lu no longer coughed, but he was still lying on the table.

"Sir, I will immediately write a secret letter of 800 miles and send it to the capital urgently. The rest of the matter is the business of the Son of Heaven, and you and I can't do anything about it. ”

"No, this matter can't be reported to the top, no." Mr. Lu immediately raised his head, red eyes and said, "If you want Shu Yatou to be well, if you don't want to lose Shu Yatou, you can only rot today's events in your stomach, and you can't mention it again in this life." You must know that even if the 'phoenix' mentioned in the codex is purely imaginary, it is related to the world. Between the world and you, even if the people you trust are unwilling, but there are many persecutors, you still have to make a choice in the end. What do you think will be the final trade-off? ”

"Sir has been overwhelmed, and the decree will come tomorrow." Zhou Boyan said with a flat face, unable to see joy and anger.

"What?"

"The old past, Mr. can let go. Don't forget, you already have a wife and children. Zhou Boyan said and stood up, "I heard that Mr. is going to be a father again, congratulations." He picked up the wine jar and turned to walk out, "Sir must not want his wife and children to worry, I will drink this wine for Mr." ”

Mr. Lu sat for a long time, and did not come back to his senses until Mrs. Lu and Shengge came back.

Sheng Ge wrinkled his little nose and kept fanning the wind with his little hands, "Mother, mother, Daddy is drinking secretly and is not well-behaved." ”

Mr. Lu hurriedly got up and put away the wine bowls and glasses on the table, and his mouth was not idle, "Daddy always drinks openly. Dare to wronged his father and beg for beating. ”

Sheng Ge made a grimace and immediately hid behind Lu Niangzi, "Daddy doesn't play Sheng Ge." ”

"I'll come." Mrs. Lu stepped forward and took the bowl and wine glass from Mr. Lu's hand.

Mr. Lu smiled and took an untouched peanut on the table and handed it to Shengge, "Little ghost spirit, take it." ”

Sheng Ge immediately grinned, ran over and held it with both hands, turned back to Lu Niangzi, who was about to go out, and said, "Mother, eat together." ”

Lu Niangzi shook her head, "My mother doesn't eat it, Sheng Ge eats it." But there is one thing, when I go to bed after a while, I am only allowed to eat ten grains, and I can't eat any more. After confessing, she went to the kitchen.

Mr. Lu had drunk a little hard of wine before, and his head was a little dizzy, so he sat back. He pointed to the chair opposite, "Sit here and eat, Daddy will see if you can count correctly." ”

Sheng Ge nodded, stood on tiptoe and put the peanuts on the table, then climbed onto the chair opposite and sat down, stretched out his little finger and pulled out the peanuts in the oilpaper bag one by one, and muttered one or two ...... Count.

Mr. Lu looked at his serious and focused expression, and then thought of the lady who was three months pregnant, and felt that what Zhou Boyan said was not wrong at all. He is already a man with a wife and children, and he should let go of Zhou Su's qiē. What should I do about the Shu girl? If he knew that Li Haitang had stolen the beams and changed the pillars when he handed over the list and completely picked off Qingshu, he would not be so worried.

The next day was a fine day, and after breakfast, the ancient housekeeper instructed people to set up an incense case in the front yard, and an incense burner and a handful of incense were placed on the incense table. After that, the ancient steward asked everyone to go back and perform their duties.

At the school, Mr. Lu still taught four students. The holy decree is coming, and it is not too late for him to let Qingyang and Hao out.

In the woman's inner courtyard, Qing Shu sat in front of the open window outside to check the ledger, while her three maids were rummaging through the cabinets in her living room.

Xiao Yu took out the goose-yellow summer dress from Qing Shu's wardrobe, "Miss should wear this one, wearing a gold hairpin decorated with pearls on her head, it must look good." ”

Xiaojuan had a different opinion, and took a peach-colored one as thin as a cicada's wings, "This is good, Miss should wear this dress." The young lady should wear clothes of this color at her age. Besides, today is different from the past, but the young lady is going to receive the holy decree, so she should dress up more solemnly. ”

Xiaoyu disagreed, "No, have you forgotten that Miss is keeping filial piety?" ”

"It's peach, not red. On such an important day, there is a great happy event in front of us, and no one can fault the young lady wearing peach-colored clothes. That's all there is to it, and this is the only one in the lady's clothes that is the most luxurious. ”

Although the little girl is small, she is also crowded in the middle of them and rummaging through the green wardrobe. Her eyes suddenly lit up, and she took out a brand new bright sky blue one, "This is good, this is good, this is good." ”

Xiaojuan looked over, "Huh! Does the young lady have such clothes? She didn't remember that there was such a thing in the lady's dress.

Xiao Yu was also surprised. She put down the clothes in her hand and took them from Xiaoya's hand, "This, what kind of material is this?" It's soft and slippery, and it's very thin. ”

Xiaojuan came over and touched the texture of her clothes, "This is definitely not an ordinary material, it's the first time I've seen it!" Otherwise, let's go ask Miss! ”

"When looking at the ledger, Miss doesn't like to be disturbed." Xiaoya pointed out Qingshu's habits.

Xiao Yu thought for a while and said, "Otherwise, let's put them on Miss's bed, and let Miss decide which one to wear?" ”

Xiaojuan and Xiaoya struggled for a long time, and finally nodded in agreement. The question of choosing clothes is a result that is not a result. Next, the three of them studied the question of what hairstyle to comb Qingshu and what headgear to wear.

The three inside were churning and muttering, and Qing Shu, who was sitting outside reading the account book, almost heard it. She shook her head helplessly, the lake-green dress she was wearing was good, and she didn't need to change her clothes at all; The girl's hairstyle is paired with an elegant golden hairpin, which makes her whole person look fresh and beautiful, and there is no need to re-drum her hair.

She wants to accept the holy decree, not to meet her sweetheart, nor to dress up with other ladies, where does she need to put so much effort into appearance! The ledger in the shop was finished, she put it away, and then stretched out easily. At this time, she found Xiaojuan who probed her brain. She sat upright, "Do what?" ”

Xiaojuan stepped out of the threshold of the inner room and came to Qingshu, "Miss, it's almost time, it's time for you to change your clothes?" ”

Qing Shu hooked her finger at Xiao Juan and motioned for her to step forward.

Xiao Juan was obedient, took a few steps forward, and stopped at Qing Shu's side.

Qing Shu hooked his fingers again, asked Xiaojuan to go forward, and then slowly took a miscellaneous book on the table, suddenly made a move, and slapped Xiaojuan's head with the book in his hand, "What clothes?" Miss Ben orders you to get Miss Ben's wardrobe back in place within a quarter of an hour. ”

Xiao Juan's eyes widened, "Miss, you have to accept the holy decree, you must dress up beautifully." ”

Xiaoyu and Xiaoya also came out, "Yes, yes, Miss, that's a holy decree, what you want to receive is a holy decree, you have to dress up well." ”

Qing Shu got up, looked down at the clothes on his body, and reached out to touch the golden hairpin on his head. Then, in the expectant eyes of the three maids, they turned around and walked out, "I'll give you a quarter of an hour to restore the original appearance of Miss Ben's wardrobe." After that, Miss Ben will see you in the front yard. As the order was given, her men walked out the door.

When Xiaojuan heard this, they looked at each other in disbelief, and then hurriedly chased them out. They must let the young lady change their clothes, this is an errand that Su's mother told them to do, but they can't do it.

At this moment, Su's mother uncharacteristically hurried into the inner courtyard. Seeing Qingshu's figure, before the person approached, he began to shout, "Miss, hurry, hurry, the yamen is here to spread the word, the adult announcing the decree is about to arrive, you have to move quickly." ”

Hearing this, Qing Shu's steps quickened, and he caught up with Mother Su, "Slow down, slow down, time is in time, I can't hear the gong yet, let's be in time." "The ancient butler gave her a good lesson, saying that every time a holy decree of grace is promulgated, there will always be a servant who strikes a gong to open the way. Striking the gong to open the way, the procession of issuing the decree will attract the attention of many people, and lead the people all the way to the door of the house where the favor is awarded, as a sign of the emperor's grace.

Mother Su stopped and couldn't breathe, but she couldn't do it when she saw that Qing Shu hadn't changed her clothes at all, "Oh, miss, why haven't you changed your clothes yet?" Hurry, hurry, you stinky girls, hurry up and wait for the young lady to go back and dress up again. ”

Qing Shu immediately stiffened his face, "Don't say anything about dressing up again." There's no time to grind, so it's only right to go to the front yard quickly. As she spoke, she kept walking past Su's mother. If there was no advance notice from Zhou Boyan, how would they know about the holy decree, and where would they have time to consider whether to dress up or not. Moreover, her current identity is just a lady of a down-and-out mansion, even if there is a grace decree that the world envies, she must maintain her identity as a lady of the down-and-out mansion, and she can't be overly publicized because of this matter.

Because of the preparations, when the sound of the gong to open the road was faintly in the ears, Qing Shu, Qing Yang and Hao had already led all the subordinates in the mansion except for the Eagle Guard to wait in front of the door of the open mansion.