Li Xin returned home, and recently had to prepare for the funeral of the four family members who had passed away, and it was the hot day that the corpse could not be left for too long, so he came back from the yamen, and after discussing with Cai Zhao, he transported the body back and prepared to be buried within three days.

He walked into the door, and saw the butterfly coming over, and when he got closer, the butterfly stepped forward and bowed to salute, Li Xin waved his hand lazily, and said, "No need, why are you back?" ”

Butterfly wanted to reply, do you never want to see me come back, but after thinking about it, she smiled and said, "Lord Patrol is just asking questions as usual, and the slave will come back after asking the slave and maid." ”

Li Xin didn't say much, he was a little tired, he wanted to take a good rest, and then go to the Red Mansion to see if his beloved slave was doing well, it had been three days, and he also wanted to know what kind of attitude Zhang's mother had.

The butterfly saw Li Xin's ignorance passing by him, and he also followed behind Li Xin, and when he arrived at the door of Li Xin's room, Li Xin saw that there was another person behind him, so he said: "You are also tired, go back and rest, I want to sleep for a while, and I have to go out when I wake up." ”

Butterfly tried her best to restrain herself, and said softly: "The slave maid should bring water for the second young master to take a bath, go to the fatigue, and sleep well." ”

Li Xin thought about it, so he nodded and said, "Okay, then you go and prepare." The butterfly was about to turn around and leave, Li Xin saw her limping, and said, "If you don't let other maids wait, it's inconvenient for you to have injuries on your body." Butterfly's heart is hot, it seems that the second young master still cares about himself. Then he turned his head and smiled, and said, "Just let me serve you, other maids are clumsy, and slaves and maids are not at ease." "After that, he left.

Li Xin returned to the room and lay on the bed, but he fell asleep quickly, and when the butterfly came back with the two maids, he was already asleep.

Seeing Li Xin's tired look, the butterfly motioned to the maid to prepare the water and pour it into the barrel, and then asked them to stand down and stay by Li Xin's side, looking at the man she loved and hated. The butterfly's heart was sour, and tears flowed.

Suddenly, Li Xin shouted: "Ainu, don't leave me!" After speaking, she sat up, and the butterfly listened to it really, like a knife, she hurriedly held Li Xin and asked repeatedly: "Second young master, what's wrong with you?" ”

Li Xin wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked around, and found that it was just a nightmare in his own room. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief, shook his head, and said, "Nothing." It's just a nightmare. ”

Butterfly pretended to be unintentional and said, "Second Young Master, who is Ainu?" ”

Li Xin saw the butterfly asking himself complainingly, so he ignored it and got down from under the bed and walked to the barrel to take off his clothes and was about to go in, the butterfly hurriedly went over and tested the water temperature with his hands, and saw that it was still warm. waited for Li Xin to enter the barrel.

Li Xin leaned on the barrel and let out a long breath, and the butterfly quietly watered Li Xindi's body with his hands beside him. Li Xin saw the butterfly's sad face, and he couldn't bear it, so he said, "Butterfly, what are you thinking?" If you are tired, go back to your room and rest. ”

Butterfly smiled reluctantly and said, "Not tired, it is a blessing for Butterfly to be able to serve the Second Young Master."

Li Xin held the butterfly's hand and said, "Thank you for taking care of me like this." ”

The butterfly couldn't help but feel a little sour, and couldn't help but tears fell into the water, Li Xin: "What's wrong with you?" Isn't that patrolman difficult for you again? ”

The butterfly shook her head. "Nope." Second young master, the slave heard that you are going to take a concubine. Is it? ”

Li Xin chuckled in his heart, knowing that sooner or later he would let the butterfly know, so he nodded, and the butterfly looked at it and said aggrievedly: "Second young master, what about the butterfly?" ”

Li Xin didn't expect the butterfly to say this, and said strangely: "What does my concubine have to do with you?" ”

The butterfly was even more sad when she heard it, and simply lay on the edge of the barrel and cried, Li Xin was puzzled and said, "Butterfly, what's wrong with you?" Just say what you want. ”

Butterfly raised her head and looked at Li Xin and said, "Second Young Master, the slave maid thinks that one day you will also give me a place to live and give me a name." ”

Li Xin understood, it really made him laugh, he patted the butterfly's shoulder, and said, "Okay, okay, I understand what you mean, do you want me to give you a name and take you as a concubine?" ”

Seeing Li Xin smiling, the butterfly felt that he still had hope, so he quickly nodded, Li Xin laughed, laughing so terribly that the butterfly squatted there dazed.

Li Xin pointed to the butterfly and said: "Butterfly, butterfly, I just said that you are a small ghost, it turns out that you are so deliberately close to me and please me in order to be my concubine, you really have your land." ”

Butterfly heard Li Xin say this, her heart sank, she looked at this man who had been good with her for more than two years, and suddenly felt so strange.

Butterfly stood up in despair, Li Xin: "Butterfly, where are you going?" ”

Butterfly said indifferently: "Second young master, the slave maid is a little tired, let's let other maids serve you." After speaking, he opened the door and walked out, Li Xin smiled helplessly, and said to himself: "Woman, woman, why be so greedy? ”

Li Xin hurriedly went out and rode to the crisp red building, turned over and dismounted and went straight to the door, the guy at the door caught up with Li Xin, and said, "Li Gongzi, please stay." ”

Li Xin said impatiently: "Get out of the way, could it be that when I am not there, your mother Zhang let my Ai slave pick up the guests again?" ”

The guy hurriedly said: "Li Gongzi ordered, who dares?" ”

Li Xin: "Then why don't you let me go to see Ainu?" ”

The guy explained in a good voice, "Miss Ainu is out and not in the room. ”

As soon as Li Xin heard where he was willing to believe, he kept dissuading his men and ran upstairs to take a look, and sure enough, Ainu was not there, and he was wondering, when he saw Zhang's mother passing by the door, he stepped forward to stop Zhang's mother, and said, "Zhang's mother, where is my Ainu?" ”

Mother Zhang stopped and said to Li Xin with a smile: "Yo, it's Li Gongzi who is here." Ainu was not there, so he let a guest pick him up. ”

Li Xin was furious when he heard this, and grabbed Zhang's mother's collar, Zhang's mother was so frightened that she immediately screamed, this call doesn't matter, downstairs immediately rushed up a few thugs led by the big man, I saw that he couldn't help but push Li Xin away, Zhang's mother quickly sorted out the collar, stopped the big man, and then said to Li Xin: "Li Gongzi." You don't want to get angry, it's not too late for you to get angry after listening to your mother's words. ”

Li Xin knew that he couldn't beat these people, so he had to nod and say: "Mother Zhang, I gave you enough silver, and you also promised me not to let Ainu pick up customers within three days, how can you go back on your word?" ”

Mother Zhang first sighed, then gently put her hand on Li Xin's shoulder, and said, "Master Li, our crisp red mansion is to open the door to do business. What did you just say about your love slave, ha, it's not. Besides. The other party just took Ainu out to play in the mountains and rivers, and there was no other meaning, Ainu also promised to keep his body for you, what are you worried about? ”

Li Xin patted his forehead painfully and said to Zhang's mother, "No." Mother Zhang, it's been three days, and I just want to hear your opinion this time. You make a price, I can't wait a day. ”

Zhang's mother smiled and walked downstairs, Li Xin had no choice but to follow, Zhang's mother said: "Li Gongzi is really a man who values affection and righteousness, I thought Li Gongzi was just a whim." ”

Li Xin: "Mother Zhang, how could it be?" I have a sincere heart for Ainu. ”

The two of them walked downstairs, Zhang's mother walked to a private room and motioned to follow Li Xin to sit down, and a few thugs were waiting outside the door uneasily.

Zhang's mother poured tea for Li Xin and served it to Li Xinhou. Only then did he say: "Your Li family is a big family. You ransom your slave as a concubine, and you marry the main house. Your wife may not be able to tolerate a woman who has ever been in a place like ours, so do you think it is a blessing to love a slave? ”

Li Xin patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, as long as Ainu follows me, I will not let her suffer the slightest grievance." ”

Zhang's mother: "What does Ainu think, do you know?" ”

Li Xin smiled and said, "She is naturally willing to follow me." ”

Mother Zhang saw that Li Xin's mind had made up her mind, and it was in vain to persuade her, so she said: "Okay, but if you let Ainu pass through the door now, will the clansmen have a saying, after all, your four family members have not yet entered the ground." ”

Li Xin thought about it and felt that what Zhang's mother said was also true, Zhang's mother hesitated about Li Xin, so she said: "That's it, Zhang's mother won't embarrass you, since you want to redeem your body for Ainu, you can redeem it, Zhang's mother is not an unreasonable person, but I spent a lot of money when Ainu bought it." ”

Li Xin was naturally happy when he saw Zhang's mother relieved, and hurriedly said, "Zhang's mother just said." ”

Mother Zhang smiled and said: "That's it, you have already paid 10,000 taels on the first night of the love slave land, in fact, I am not a loss, or you give me another 5,000 taels, I will give you the love slave, what do you think?" ”

Li Xin didn't expect that the redemption would be cheaper, so he naturally agreed, and Zhang's mother said: "Li Gongzi, I am also good for you and Ainu, and I can't take Ainu home yet, if you believe in my mother Zhang, you will temporarily let Ainu stay in our crisp red mansion, I will never let her pick up another guest, and after your family's funeral is over, it will not be too late for you to pick her up again, what do you say?" ”

After thinking about it, Li Xin felt that what Zhang's mother said was also right, the clan has clan rules, in case some people in the clan gossip, it doesn't matter if he is allowed to gossip in the future, and the life of Ainu will not be easy, thinking of this, Li Xin still agreed to Zhang's mother.

Outskirts.

Meng Tianchu and Ainu walked to a tree-lined road, the wind was blowing gently, and the wildflowers were blooming on both sides of the road, which was very pleasant.

Ainu walked over to a wild rose, sniffed, and closed her eyes in revelation.

Meng Tianchu watched from the side and said, "Girl, she is also a person who likes flowers." ”

Ainu opened his eyes and looked at Meng Tianchu, smiled indifferently, and said: "In fact, women are like this flower, when it blooms, when it is beautiful, some people stop to admire, and when it withers, who will remember that it once bloomed?" ”

Meng Tianchu smiled and said, "Everyone is like this, people will experience birth, old age, sickness and death, this is a process. No one is immune, as long as it has been wonderful, it should already be no regrets. ”

Ainu sighed, his expression darkened, and said, "Childe, are you married?" ”

Meng Tianchu nodded, Ainu: "One?" ”

"No, three wives and four concubines."

Ainu smiled and said, "This surprised me. ”

"Really?"

"It is said that the center of the earth is the clouds of heaven and earth, but in the final analysis, men and women have only one heart. Your love is shared with so many women, do you think you still know that you are giving them love? ”

Meng Tianchu: "Why not?" Think about it, the man who loves you also spares his money just to smile, if he doesn't love you, why spend a lot of money for you? ”

Ainu replied indifferently: "A man's love can sometimes be a little narrow. ”

"Girl's meaning..."

"I think that giving materially and financially is love."

"At least, he is willing to give you this, this is also a manifestation of love, don't you also want that man to redeem you and return you to freedom?"

Ainu sighed again. "This kind of freedom is not necessarily the freedom I want. ”

Meng Tianchu didn't understand, but he didn't want to ask more, and the two of them walked under a gazebo. The servants had already packed up the gazebo and put food and water and wine on it.

Meng Tianchu has not asked about the details of the case until now, and he doesn't know why, he always feels that this woman named Ainu is different from ordinary Qinglou women, and her body has not been stained with too many worldly things.

A few glasses of water and wine to your stomach. Ainu: "Tonight, the Red Mansion is as sad in heaven and on earth." ”

Meng Tianchu: "The girl is drunk and turned into lovesick tears." ”

Ainu raised his glass and poured the wine into his mouth again. Meng Tianchu found that there was a trace of tears in the corner of Ainu's eyes.

Meng Tianchu: "The girl seems to have something on her mind. ”

Ainu: "Childe, you and I meet in Pingshui, you spend money just to walk with me, can you sing poetry?" ”

Meng Tianchu smiled and said: "Not all men see beautiful women just for some selfish desires, just the so-called confidantes, I think it is a spiritual fit, not a happy pleasure, what does the girl think?" ”

Ainu was moved by Meng Tianchu's words. Said: "Childe is still a real man who has seen a slave." ”

Meng Tianchu smiled. said: "You and I are ordinary people, and we will have some selfish thoughts. But today, I really just want to toast to the girl and chant poetry. ”

"It's really good, if all the men in the world are the same as Gongzi, Ainu will really live in vain."

Meng Tianchu smiled, raised his glass and said, "Come, girl, we are still good for flowers and wine." ”

Ainu smiled, raised his glass and glanced at Meng Tianchu deeply, then raised his head and drank the wine, Meng Tianchu saw Ainu and his party swallowing tears and water and wine into their mouths.

On the way back to the Red Mansion, Ainu seemed to be drunk, but he still insisted on not letting himself lean on Meng Tianchu's body, which made Meng Tianchu have a good impression of this woman again, and when he arrived at the door of the Red Mansion, Meng Tianchu was about to go down, and Ainu said: "Childe, don't get out of the car to send me, I'll go down by myself, besides, don't come to such a place in the future, this kind of place is not what Childe should come." ”

Meng Tianchu saw Ainu's dejected appearance, and comforted: "If you want to find someone to talk to you, come to me." ”

Ainu smiled and said, "I don't know where I can find you, what your name is, or what's your name." ”

Meng Tianchu: "That's good, my subordinates will drink tea in the tea house opposite the crisp red house every day, if you have something, let someone tell him, and I will come to you." ”

Ainu smiled and said, "I don't know if I'll be able to see Childe again, by the way, do you know who the person who ransomed my body is?" ”

Meng Tianchu shook his head.

Ainu: "Li Xin, do you know each other?" ”

Meng Tianchu saw that Ainu took the initiative to mention it, so he nodded and said, "The big family in Hangzhou Mansion, I naturally know, he can redeem himself for you, I think you will be happy." ”

Ainu smiled bitterly and said, "But something happened to his family recently." ”

Meng Tianchu saw that Ainu didn't mean to get up and leave, so he said: "Girl, I know that the dragon well in a place is good, if you don't want to go back now, do you?" ”

Ainu didn't wait for Meng Tianchu to finish speaking, and immediately said, "Okay." Then, feeling that he was in too much of a hurry, he smiled a little embarrassedly.