At this time, the maid Yuhong beside Mrs. Lin came to look for Ji Shenxiu, and said with a smile: "The old lady said that she didn't even see the face of the young master, so the young master hurriedly went to see the seventh girl, and she was chattering!" ”

Ji Shenxiu got up to say goodbye, and Yuhong followed behind him and asked quietly, "Why is Young Master Cousin in the same place with His Royal Highness the Prince?" Today, the four girls didn't mention that they had an appointment with the prince! ”

Ji Shen repaired his head: "The prince is not here to find someone, but to make an appointment with me to visit the mountains." ”

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince saw Qingmei in private, so it is better to hide it.

When he saw the old lady, the old lady greeted him as usual, and asked about his fiancée, the girl of the Fan family. Ji Shen said: "Miss Fan also remembers her ancestors, and a few days ago she talked to her juniors about coming to visit. ”

After hearing this, Old Madam Lin sighed secretly.

Ji Shenxiu is the son of Lin Qingmei's uncle, and she is a cousin, if it weren't for the marriage contract between his fingers, with his love for Lin Qingmei, it would be a happy marriage. The Ji family's scholarly family is the most reasonable, but it is Lin Qingmei's maternal grandfather's family, which can be said to be the most suitable family.

Mrs. Lin said abruptly: "Mei'er, this child, you know, the marriage is still hanging until now. She has a stupid head, but she has a good look. How many new and old valves came to ask her to be a concubine, but I refused. Now that I think about it, the only way to marry her to a more innocent rich peasant family is to leave my protection, and how good is it that she is bullied by the Riba people? The old lady was already in tears as she spoke, and kept wiping away her tears with a handkerchief.

Ji Shenxiu comforted: "The old lady is too worried, as the saying goes, 'fools have foolish fortunes', maybe one day a noble person will marry Mei'er home?" ”

Seeing that he was sincere, Mrs. Lin turned back when the words came to her mouth, and she couldn't open her mouth several times. Seeing her appearance, Ji Shenxiu asked, "The old lady has something to say, but it's okay to say it." ”

Old Madam Lin sighed: "I thought that you and Mei'er were cousins, and the sisters loved her the most, but if you didn't have a match, it would be perfect to marry her." But now that you have a marriage contract with the Fan family, how can you break your promise and not marry? So I thought it would be better to marry Mei'er to you as an equal wife, and it would be better to marry a rich peasant than to marry a rich peasant. Just thinking that you can read for the sake of your brother and sister and raise her for the rest of her life is enough. ”

Ji Shenxiu got up and said: "It's not that the younger generation is ruthless, it's really the old lady's thoughts. After the death of Fan Saijiu, the head of the Fan family, he was always worried that the Ji family would break his promise and regret his marriage. If the younger generation marries Mei'er as a flat wife, he is afraid that the Fan family will be resentful in his heart and will only increase his complaints. And in the future, Miss Fan is upright, Mei'er is the concubine, and let her serve in front of the housemother every day, which is really not what the younger generations want. The younger generation regards Mei'er as a beloved sister, how can they see her being driven and enslaved? ”

Old Madam Lin leaned back on the big chair in vain, and sighed for a long time: "You are right, this matter is not considered by the old body. ”

Ji Shenxiu got up to leave, and suddenly remembered the prince again, and said tentatively: "The junior met His Royal Highness the Prince in the view today, but His Royal Highness has an appointment with the fourth girl?" Why did you encounter it in the Plum Courtyard? ”

The old lady's slightly closed eyes suddenly opened, and her gaze was wide: "You said that you met the prince in Mei'er's room?" ”

Ji Shenxiu smiled wordlessly, and then said goodbye. There are some words that can be clicked on and do not need to be spoken.

The old lady sent Yuhong and asked, "Have you just seen the prince?" ”

Seeing what Yuhong Gu said, the old lady lowered her eyebrows and thought: "When the prince visited Ziyun Palace, he didn't go to find Yulan, but went to Mei'er. What does that mean? ”