Du Juan and Lily waited outside a little anxiously, both of them thinking that if the master didn't come out again, they would go to the Shen Mansion to report, at this time, the door was opened, Meng Xiaoran walked out, handed them a letter, and said, "Send this letter to Shen Qian's Mansion." ”

Cuckoo and Lily glanced at each other, and then Cuckoo stepped forward and took the letter, "Slave and maid, send it." ”

After the cuckoo left, Meng Xiaoran turned around and walked back, and Lily asked with some concern, "Master, do you want to eat?" You haven't eaten since you came back. ”

She thought for a while and nodded, the meal still had to be eaten, and she was indeed hungry, Lily looked happy, and immediately went to the kitchen to serve the food, which had already been prepared and warmed on the stove, and waited for the master to eat.

Although she was hungry, Meng Xiaoran still didn't have much appetite, her mind was full of thinking about Shen Qian's reaction after seeing the letter, how would he respond?

In the end, she only drank a bowl of soup, ate a few bites of food, and then asked Lily to let everything go, she walked to the window and stood, not knowing what she was waiting for, her heart was both nervous and excited, waiting was the most torturous moment, her brain seemed to be unable to function, she could only empty herself, and look into the distance.

After Du Juan came back, he immediately went to Meng Xiaoran's place and said to her: "Master, Shen Gongzi is not in the house, and the slave and maid handed over the letter to Shen Steward, and he said that he would hand it over to Shen Gongzi."

"Well, you go and rest." Meng Xiaoran nodded and said to her, Du Juan hesitated for a moment, wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything and quietly retreated.

Meng Xiaoran didn't know how long she had been standing, she felt that her legs had been numb, and finally she sighed, sat down on the desk, the moonlight outside the window was like water, and at night, the surroundings fell into silence, without the hustle and bustle of the day, it was more able to calm down.

I don't know how long she waited, she gradually became disappointed from the nervousness at the beginning, and she also thought in her heart that maybe Shen Qian hadn't gone back yet, and he hadn't seen the letter? She was a little sleepy, so she lay on the table, just wanting to close her eyes and rest for a while, but she didn't expect to fall asleep like this.

Shen Qian returned to the Shen Mansion and first went to see Shen Yu, and then went to see his mother, but he didn't say anything about letting her prepare for the proposal, because the atmosphere between him and Meng Xiaoran just now was not right, maybe they had to talk about it, so the matter of proposing marriage could only wait a little longer, although he was anxious, but he still wanted to marry if both of them were willing.

After meeting his parents, Shen Qian went out with Qing Feng, and the two of them went with the evidence collected by Qing Feng and didn't know where they went, and they went all day, and they didn't come back until late at night.

Shen Qian wanted to go to Meng Xiaoran, but thinking that it was late at night, he was afraid that she would have fallen asleep a long time ago, he sighed, it's okay, let's go to her tomorrow, he didn't know that the person he wanted to see at this moment was waiting for him anxiously, and his hesitation delayed the night.

Early the next morning, Shen San sent the letter sent by the cuckoo yesterday to Shen Qian, and it happened that Qingfeng was in the yard, so he handed the letter to Qingfeng, and said: "Qingfeng, this is the cuckoo next to Miss Meng sent it yesterday and the evening, saying that it was going to be handed over to the young master, I waited for a night and the young master didn't come back, so I had to send it early this morning, you hurry up and send it to the young master, I don't know what the matter is, don't delay." ”

Qingfeng nodded, "Well, Third Uncle Shen, I'll send it to Gongzi." Shen San nodded and left, Qing Feng took the letter and thought for a while and then immediately walked out, Shen Qian was practicing swords in the bamboo garden at this time, if this letter was sent by Miss Meng, he still sent it immediately, the province was scolded by him when the time came, Qing Feng thought silently.

Shen Qian glanced at Qing Feng, so he stopped, he knew that Qing Feng usually wouldn't bother him at this time, he must have come at this time because of something important.

Qingfeng stepped forward, handed him a letter, and said, "This was sent by Miss Meng last night, and Steward Shen collected it for you, but because we didn't come back last night, he didn't send it." ”

When Shen Qian heard this, he immediately stepped forward to take the letter, and opened it in a hurry, he didn't know what was written in the letter, his face changed after reading it, and then disappeared like the wind.

"Hey, Childe, Childe, you haven't bathed and changed your clothes yet...... Qingfeng chased a few steps and shouted, but at this time, where is Shen Qian's figure, it has long disappeared, Qingfeng shook his head, his son-in-law has always been calm and self-controlled, but once it is related to Miss Meng, it is immediately like a different person.

Shen Qian couldn't even remember to put down the sword in his hand, so he appeared in Meng Xiaoran's courtyard like this, Du Juan and Lily were standing outside with a basin, obviously she hadn't gotten up yet, the two of them were startled when they saw Shen Qian suddenly fall from their heads, but Shen Qian was their former master after all, and the two looked at each other and left very interestingly.

Shen Qian blamed himself in his heart, if he had gone back earlier yesterday, he wouldn't have had to wait until today, only then did he find that he still had a sword in his hand, and he still had the sweat on his body after practicing the sword, he stroked his forehead helplessly, and finally pushed open the door and walked in.

He put the sword in his hand on the table, looked inside, and saw Meng Xiaoran lying on the desk at a glance, he immediately walked over, and saw that she was still wearing yesterday's clothes, and knew in his heart that she must have waited for him all night, and he blamed himself even more in his heart.

He stepped forward and wanted to carry her to the bed, as soon as his hand put his hand on her shoulder, she woke up, raised her head for a moment of dazedness, and the right side of her face was pressed on her arm for a long time, leaving a red mark, which made her more delicate as a daughter.

Meng Xiaoran quickly came to her senses, she watched Shen Qian appear in front of her with some embarrassment, the hair on her forehead was stuck to her temples because of sweat stains, it was the first time he was so unkempt, for a person with a habit of cleanliness, this is really rare.

"What are you going to do?" Although Meng Xiaoran had some guesses in his heart, he still wanted to take Qiao, and I have to say that women are too hypocritical.

Shen Qian looked at her somewhat cold appearance, knowing that she must be angry after waiting all night, so he immediately explained: "I went back too late last night, and Third Uncle Shen didn't hand over the letter to me, I wanted to come to see you, but it was too late, I was afraid that you had already fallen asleep, and I didn't want to disturb you, so I thought about coming over today, and I came over immediately after reading the letter in the morning." ”

So it was, Meng Xiaoran heard her explanation, and the little anger in his heart was long gone, and after reading the letter, he came here without even taking a bath, and he was very moved.

Shen Qian saw that her face softened, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and stepped forward and said, "Xiao Ran, what you said is true?" ”

"What's really fake?" Meng Xiaoran pretended not to know.

Shen Qian smiled and took out the letter from his arms, "You suddenly got angry yesterday because I didn't give you such a promise, right?" ”

Meng Xiaoran was silent, Shen Qian suddenly stepped forward to hug her, sighed and said: "My heart is the same as yours, just like the sentence you wrote, I only want to win the heart of one person, and the white head is inseparable, and I have a relationship with my heart." ”

Meng Xiaoran's eyes couldn't help but turn red when she heard this, she waited for a long time, just to get such a sentence, a promise, and finally waited at this time, and her heart was finally at ease.

Shen Qian seemed to sense her abnormality, immediately pushed her up from his arms, lowered his body and looked at her carefully, and found that she had tears in her eyes, he immediately felt distressed, reached out to wipe the tears from her face, and said: "Xiaoran, I know that you are not sure if I will be the only one in my life, so I asked me like that yesterday, but do you really not understand my heart?" For your sake, I can do nothing, even my life, so don't you understand? ”

He sighed again, "Besides, our Shen Qian has ancestral teachings, if you don't have children, you can't take concubines, you see my father and mother, they are so affectionate, we will definitely be like that." ”

Meng Xiaoran had already believed him, but when he heard him say this, he still pretended to be unhappy and said, "Then if we really have no children, you will go to take a concubine?" ”

When Shen Qian heard this, he immediately said, "How can you be childless? We not only have to give birth, but also have to give birth to many, don't worry, I won't let my mother's tragedy happen to you again, I will protect you well. ”

"What happened to my aunt then?" When Meng Xiaoran heard his words, he knew that something must have happened to the Song family when Shen gave birth to Shen Qian, otherwise Shen Qian would not have no brothers and sisters.

Shen Qian's face turned cold when he heard this, and his eyes were full of cold light, "When my mother gave birth, my father didn't rush back from the field, and someone in the clan took the opportunity to attack my mother, causing my mother to have a difficult birth, and it took me to give birth to me. ”

Meng Xiaoran was a little incredulous when she heard this, "At that time, your family was already an imperial businessman, why did the clansmen attack your aunt, because they didn't want you to be born?" ”

Shen Qian nodded, "Our Shen family, the head of the family has always been our family for generations, they are red-eyed, and they want to harm my father without children, in this way, after a hundred years, the position of the head of the Shen family will naturally be passed on to the rest of the clan." ”

"But doesn't your family motto say that if you have no children, you can take a concubine, even if your aunt doesn't give birth to a child, then maybe someone else will give birth in the future, are they going to kill all the uncle's wives and relatives?" Meng Xiaoran asked with some puzzlement.

"You just don't know this, the head of our Shen family must be the son of the long family, even if it is born in the steproom, it is useless, let alone the concubine, besides, my father made a lot of trouble in the city in order to marry my mother, everyone knows his feelings for my mother, and they also know that he will not take a concubine, even if my mother dies, he is afraid that he will not remarry, so they dare to gamble, right?"

Meng Xiaoran nodded, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, the water in this big family is too deep, and if one is not careful, he is afraid that there will be danger, Shen Qian took her hand and said solemnly: "Xiaoran, don't worry, I will never let you be in such a situation, I will always stay by your side and not let anyone have a chance." ”