Not only did Zhou Ruoshui surprise Zhou Ruoshui when Yao Minghao went and returned, but even Lu Jue, who saw him for the first time, was really surprised, but if he had already returned, it was obviously redundant to say anything to blame, so he had to stay. Later, I don't know where he heard that today was Zhou Ruoshui's birthday, so he had to follow, and he also thought that he would come up with ideas and strategies for Lu Jue, afraid that if he didn't act according to the plan, he would force people to stay by force.

At this time, I saw the two of them looking at each other and smiling, with affection. Yao Minghao's heart was more beautiful than eating honey, and he laughed twice and was proud of his masterpiece. Leaning against the pillar of the pavilion, looking at the two people looking at each other, he interrupted the two with a weak voice: "Brother, sister-in-law, we will have time to see in the future, I have been rushing for a day and a night The legs are about to break, if there is anything to say, let's sit down and say okay." ”

Hearing this, Lu Jue smiled and said nothing, but Zhou Ruoshui was embarrassed by this sentence, and his face was flushed. She lowered her head and walked to Lu Jue's side before asking, "When did General Yao Xiao come?" ”

"This? It's a long story, so let's sit down and talk slowly. After speaking, he unceremoniously took the lead in sitting on the stone bench in the pavilion, and then patted the seat next to him and said enthusiastically: "Little sister-in-law sit next to me, and I will tell you slowly." Yao Minghao is honest and upright, he will manage what he doesn't like, and he will refute if he doesn't like it, as long as he sees the right eye, he will treat it sincerely, and because of this, he is the most worthy friend.

Previously, because of the Zhu Xian incident, he once thought that Zhou Ruoshui was not worthy of Lu Jue, but when Lu Jue introduced Zhou Ruoshui to him, Yao Minghao understood why his brother was reluctant to let go. The previous incomprehension was all put down, so the little sister-in-law called very sincerely.

Yao Minghao has a straightforward personality, and Zhou Ruoshui no longer twists and is no longer restrained, nodding and saying, "Okay." He walked straight over and sat down generously.

As soon as she sat down, Yao Minghao began to complain: "Little sister-in-law, what supplements do you give my brother every day!" You see where he still looks like he has heart palpitations now, I'll be kind enough to help him! I used a whole box of Shanghao official powder, which was originally what my wife wanted me to 、、、、、、。 ”

He was filled with righteous indignation, but Zhou Ruoshui didn't understand it at all, she frowned slightly and asked, "Shui'er doesn't understand what the little general is talking about." ”

"Ah, I don't understand, that." Not knowing how to speak to make her understand, he scratched his head and tried to figure out what to do, when suddenly he slapped his thigh, and it seemed that he knew what to do. He sat sideways and said, "If you're not afraid of trouble, I'll tell you from the beginning." "The easiest way is the most effective way, he is not afraid of trouble, he is afraid of Zhou Ruoshui's disgust. When he saw Zhou Ruoshui nodding in agreement, he smiled and talked about it, telling her how he went and returned, and how to give advice to Lu Jue.

The two talked happily, but Lu Jue just listened and didn't bother. Turning his head, he saw Zhao Yan pouring himself a drink, how could he not be drunk when he was drunk with a heavy heart. Lu Jue hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop and said, "Today is Shui'er's birthday, so it's worth being happy." But if Brother Yan is drunk, it will be a little disappointing. ”

Zhao Yan looked at the wine glass in his hand and smiled bitterly, he wanted to use wine to anesthetize himself, so that he could forget the pain, but who knew that the more he drank, the more sober he became, and the more he drank, the more painful his heart became. He drank all the wine in his hand and said, "If you want to get drunk, you won't get drunk, and if you don't want to get drunk, pour a few glasses." After pouring the good wine and drinking it again, he hung his head and grabbed the wine bottle tightly, thinking that Zhou Ruoshui ignored him for the loss of his words, his eyes were more sad, and he said with a gloomy expression: "You frightened her today, she is really worried about you, I hope you won't do this again in the future." ”

Lu Jue had long known that he regretted it, if he knew that it would make Zhou Ruoshui so worried, he would never do it. He reached out and snatched the wine jug from Zhao Yan's hand and poured a glass, raising his glass to signal: "Only this once, not for example." Then he drank it all, and after drinking it, he saw Zhao Yan pour the wine again, and stretched out his hand to stop him: "Brother Zhao is a bit hypocritical like this, neither of us should do such a stupid thing again." ”

"Just one cup." After drinking, he was no longer hypocritical, put down the wine glass in his hand, took out a brocade bag from his arms, handed it to Zhou Ruoshui across the table, and said with a gentle smile: "This is a birthday gift for you, open it to see if you like it." ”

"Thank you, Brother Yan." Not long ago, she received Zhao Yan's hair comb, and now she has received another gift Zhou Ruoshui was somewhat overjoyed, and when she opened the brocade bag and saw what was inside, she was a little surprised, and there was a jade pixiu wearing a red rope inside.

Seeing her doubts clearly, Zhao Yan smiled warmly and explained her doubts: "It is inconvenient to go out of the city to pray for blessings in Jinchan Temple, which is enlightened by high monks and influenced by Buddhism for 7749 days." Seeking good fortune and avoiding evil, keeping people safe, it is better to say that it is to send you than to borrow flowers to offer Buddha, which is for Brother Lu. ”

"Send me" Lu Jue took the jade pixiu from Zhou Ruoshui's hand, watched it carefully, and understood Zhao Yan's mind with a slight move of his brain, he gave Zhou Ruoshui a peace of mind, this is really more precious than any priceless treasure! In order not to waste Zhao Yan's thoughts, Lu Jue did not shirk and put it directly on his neck. I said sincerely: "Thank you, Brother Yan", this sentence is called from the bottom of my heart.

Yao Minghao on the side saw someone giving gifts, and then realized that he had stayed, but he didn't come at all to prepare gifts, what an embarrassing thing! So he groped left and right on his body, hoping to find something decent to give away. When you touch the gold chain around your neck, you know what to give. He took off the gold chain, held it in the palm of his hand and handed it to Zhou Ruoshui, and smiled awkwardly: "I didn't prepare a gift in a hurry, today is my sister-in-law's birthday, and my little brother has nothing to give. I wish my sister-in-law a day every year, and a day every year. ”

This Ruyi lock is jade-inlaid with gold edges, and it looks very valuable, where is Zhou Ruoshui willing to accept it, and hurriedly pushed it away: "This is too precious, Shui'er can't accept it, the little general's kindness Shui'er understands it, please take it back." ”

Yao Minghao lowered his face, pouted and said: "Little sister-in-law, this is not giving me face, I am a good brother with Brother Lu, and my sister-in-law looks down on me as a brother if she doesn't accept it, which makes me embarrassed to deal with Brother Lu in the future." Don't say anything, you can just accept it! After speaking, he locked Ruyi in Zhou Ruoshui's hand.

"This" is like this, Zhou Ruoshui is really not good to refuse, and turned his head helplessly to ask Lu Jue for help.

"I'll take a look." Lu Jue smiled and took the Ruyi lock from Zhou Ruoshui's hand, lowered his eyes to watch, the rich son and the dignitary were more knowledgeable than the daughter raised in the boudoir, and they could tell at a glance that this was a treasure. This Ruyi lock is crystal clear, round, smooth, gentle and delicate in the hand, which is the best jade. After the reward, he put the Ruyi lock back in Zhou Ruoshui's hand, he didn't let Zhou Ruoshui push it back, and said directly: "Ming Hao really sent it away, you don't refute his face and accept it." It's a drop in the bucket compared to the rarity he's gotten from me. Now that it's hard to be generous, don't spoil his fun. ”

finally let Lu Jue praise it once! But it was so awkward to hear it, in order to prove that he was not stingy, Yao Minghao first glanced at Lu Jue, and then patted his chest and said: "After you take your sister-in-law back to Beijing, I will invite you to have a good meal in the largest restaurant in Beijing, and see that you still say that I am stingy." Raising his chin, he squinted and looked at Lu Jue angrily.

Seeing that he was so childish, Lu Jue laughed twice, and then apologized to his cannibalistic gaze: "Okay, it's my brother who blames you, and I'm here to make amends to Brother Hao." My brother is polite. After speaking, he stood up, clenched his fists and bent down to salute.

This time it was Yao Minghao's turn to smile, and he nodded with satisfaction: "It's pretty much the same." ”

It was difficult to resist the enthusiasm, and Zhou Ruoshui had no choice but to accept it, turned his head and thanked Yao Minghao.

Yao Minghao smiled twice and said, "You're polite, you're polite." When he saw Lu Jue sitting back safely, he pulled down his face again, raised his eyebrows and said, "We all gave gifts, you are still embarrassed to sit." ”

Lu Jue smiled and didn't speak, stood up and took Zhou Ruoshui's hand and said, "Follow me." He led her out of the gazebo. Walk to the left side of the gazebo and stop at a table full of large and small brocade boxes.

Zhou Ruoshui walked to the table and looked at the large and small brocade boxes on the entire table, and was surprised: "This is." ”

Lu Jue looked at the large and small brocade boxes, raised his hand and brushed on them and said: "This is your birthday, begging festival, mother's day, New Year's Day, and all the gifts you gave me every year since you and Lu. ”

Hearing this week, Ruoshui was a little surprised, didn't he already receive a return gift every year, why did he send it now.

Lu Jue seemed to see through her thoughts, and took the initiative to solve her doubts: "Since I married you, all the gifts exchanged every year are selected by my mother and given to you in my name." At that time, my mind was full of thinking about how to live longer, how to marry your sister, and I didn't care what kind of gift my mother gave. Ten years of hard work to read the title of the gold list is the dream of all readers. Whether I am conceited or unwilling, I have also embarked on this road. I became the youngest Dali Temple Zhengqing, and I was ranked second before the crown. I thought that I could use this as a merit to push off my relationship with you in exchange for staying with your sister, but in just a few months, I learned many things I didn't want to know, and I knew what human nature was sinister. In Dali Temple, what I saw were bloody cases, destroying family affection and unscrupulous means for their own interests. There, I saw the warmth and coldness of the world, and the heat and coldness of the world. I could feel that I had become cold-blooded, insensitive, and that heart had become cold and unusual, and I had lost the ambition I had when I first became an official. Human nature is weak in the face of power and desire, nothing is indestructible, and it can only wait to be slowly devoured and corrupted! Just when I was about to be blinded by power, I fell into this deep quagmire little by little. There was a little ray of sunshine shining into my heart, pulling me back from the quagmire, making me feel how good it is to be a good person! That is your letter full of concern, and from that moment on I will always look forward to your letter, even if it is just a few words that are precious to me, as long as I receive it, I will be ecstatic and excited! But at the same time, I will be scared and entangled, I am eager for your reply, and I am afraid that the wedding date is approaching, I am afraid that I will become emotionally dependent on you, and I am afraid that I will be inseparable from you. Because I don't want to see everyone's sadness on the day I leave! The kindness of my parents and the righteousness of my brothers are still a gift from God to me, not to mention this life and this life, even in the next life, I can't repay it. I don't dare to ask for love, I'm afraid that I have too much, so I am even more reluctant to leave, so I will die without turning a blind eye! ”

I used to feel bitter, but after listening to Lu Jue's narration, what is that bit of suffering! Zhou Ruoshui's tears swirled in his eyes, and he couldn't hold back it from flowing down. She walked to Lu Jue's side, held his slender, bony hands tightly with both hands, and stopped talking, the sentence choked in her throat for a long time before she spit out a few words: "I blamed you wrongly before." ”

Zhao Yan couldn't hate him anymore at the moment, and he had been with his loved ones for at least three full years compared to himself. Although she doesn't have herself in her heart, at least she can accompany her through ups and downs, and you can see her every day. And what Lu Jue endured was to give up everything that was most precious to him, and now he was glad that he didn't back down, because he didn't want to see his sweetheart sad.

Zhao Yan patted Lu Jue's shoulder and said with relief: "I'm glad you didn't back down." ”

Lu Jue smiled knowingly and said, "Me too." Turning his head to look at Zhou Ruoshui, who was sad alone, he raised his hand to wipe away the tears that flowed down her cheeks, and whispered: "Don't be sad, you should be happy that I didn't give up." ”

Don't look at Yao Minghao, who is burly and tall, but he can't see a woman crying, seeing Zhou Ruoshui crying so sadly, he scratched Lu Jue and blamed: "Brother Lu is really, today is a good day for my sister-in-law, you can't say something happy." ”

"Talk to some cheerful." Lu Jue took Zhou Ruoshui into his arms and comforted him warmly: "I will give you these gifts one by one today, I know that this is not enough to make up for my debt in the past few years, but this is my heart." He hugged Zhou Ruoshui tightly, let go and walked to the table to pick up a narrow brocade box, opened it and took out a hosta inside, this hosta is warm and luster, soft and comfortable, and Zhou Ruoshui's softness complements each other, and said: "This is your gift, from the beginning of preparing this gift, I am ready to start accepting this feeling, and I also begin to recognize that you are my Lu Jue's wife." This is the most important moment for you, and I, my fiancé, missed it, I'm sorry, I'll make it up for you today. "Personally put the hosta for Zhou Ruoshui hairpin in the hair.

Zhou Ruoshui was so moved that she didn't know what to say, she held the handkerchief tightly in her hand, she didn't dare to speak, she was afraid that if she opened her mouth, she would cry again.

Lu Jue picked up a brocade box again, opened it and placed a fragrant woman's folding fan inside, and said: "This is a folding fan made of Xiangfei bamboo, the pear blossom branches on it are painted by Mr. Wu Meishi, and a poem is written by me personally." After putting it down, he picked up a brocade box, opened it and put an ordinary river lamp, looking at this river lamp, he looked gloomy and said: "This lamp was picked up when I was walking alone in the Yuhuan River in Beijing on Niangniang's Day last year, I like the two sentences above, hold the hand of the son, and grow old with the son." ”

After putting it down, he picked up a brocade box, opened it, and put a string of beads inside, Lu Jue held up the tassel below, and said: "Although this string of Yingluo is not a precious thing, it is one by one I strung it one by one in the most difficult night." After putting it down, he picked up the largest box, opened it and placed a delicate simulation of the magpie bridge inside, and said: "The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl will be once a year, but I have the heart to let you wait for a few years." Send you this magpie bridge, hoping that you will no longer suffer from the separation of the two places. ”

Yao Minghao raised his arm and put it on Zhao Yan's shoulder, with a look of admiration, and was taught: "Brother Lu is so attentive!" No, I have to learn. Glancing at Zhao Yan, he patted him on the shoulder and reminded: "You don't have a lady, you should learn more." ”

Zhao Yan was bitter in his heart, smiled reluctantly, wanted to open his mouth but was blocked by something, and looked at the two people who were full of affection.

One by one, the gifts were pleasantly surprised, and people were surprised by his intentions, and they also felt his difficulty. Saying that, when it came to the last one, Lu Jue picked up the last brocade box and opened it, and there were two strings of bracelets inside. He took it out and held up Zhou Ruoshui's hand and said: "This is a rare water spirit stone, which will not melt for a hundred days, and the sharpest Longquan sword will not be broken." I found a skilled craftsman to polish it into two strings of water spirit bracelets, one string for each of you and me. Put it on for Zhou Ruoshui, put it on for herself, wiped away the tears that flowed out for her, and said solemnly again: "Shui'er has some mistakes that cannot be made up, but some mistakes can still be forgiven as long as you turn back in time." After all these years of making you suffer, are you willing to forgive a person who turned back to the shore! ”

Zhou Ruoshui held Lu Jue's hand tightly, tried his best to prove his usefulness, and said: "Shui'er doesn't know what to say, as long as Liulang remembers, Shui'er's heart is like this water spirit that can't be burned by fire and can't be broken by a knife." As long as you don't give up, water will live and die. ”

What else do you need to say sweet words, the mountains and the sea swear Lu Jue smiled heartily, this is more reassuring than anything else.

Ten fingers interlocked, four eyes facing each other, strings connected, everything is in plain sight.