Before dark, the carriage and horses finally arrived at the prefect's mansion. There are already people in the house to greet you.

Bai Ziyi got out of the car first, and then stretched out his hand and slowly helped Zheng Rui down. Zheng Rui walked a few steps after getting out of the car, and when she noticed that Bai Ziyi didn't follow, she stopped and looked back. I saw that Bai Ziyi was still stretching out his hand, but this time the person he was waiting for to hold his hand was Zheng Zhi, whose face was slightly red.

Zheng Rui felt short of breath for a moment. She always felt that Zheng Zhi's plain dress today was very eye-catching. But she was also born as a beautiful girl, and she watched her husband quietly after helping Zheng Zhi, and the three of them entered the house together.

Entering the middle hall, in addition to Zheng Jiangde, who was smiling on his face, there was also Huang sitting below, who was looking forward to it.

Zheng Zhi breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that her mother was still good, and she quietly winked at Huang. When Huang saw his daughter's naughty appearance, tears were already rolling in his eyes, but now he was amused by Zheng Zhi to cry and laugh, and most of the tears dissipated unconsciously.

The three of them saluted in turn, and Zheng Jiangde smiled so much that wrinkles appeared at the corners of his eyes: "Okay, good children, I have already asked my subordinates to prepare a banquet, and after worshipping the ancestors, you should freshen up and rest first, you are also tired along the way, and I will let someone invite you when the time comes." ”

Then he turned to Zheng Zhi and said, "Zhi'er, the doctor said that your mother has been well recuperated during this time, and she has been much better. I was afraid that she would miss you too much, so I directly invited her to come along. You can talk about yourself later. Zheng Jiangde's seemingly smiling eyes showed a sharp light, Zheng Zhi heard the implication of the words, and said: "Thank you uncle for taking care of me, uncle has always treated Zhi'er and her mother very well." Zheng Jiangde nodded with satisfaction when he heard this.

On the way back to the courtyard, Huang asked worriedly about Zheng Zhi's situation in Bai Mansion. Zheng Zhi thought about it and only picked out some interesting and innocuous things to say, and Huang was slightly relieved after hearing this, "Although Bai Ziyi is the son of a businessman, he looks good at that person's appearance, and I am a little relieved by my mother." It's just that you have to work with Zheng Rui in the end, and you have to be more careful in the future. ”

"Mother, let's go back to the house." Zheng Zhi knew what her mother wanted to say, but this was Zheng Jiangde's territory, and she was afraid that the wall would have ears. In addition, she also hopes that her mother can recuperate with peace of mind and not let her worry more.

Back in the house, the mother and daughter chatted a lot, and Zheng Zhi deliberately didn't speak seriously, which made Huang laugh non-stop.

It wasn't until Zheng Jiangde's girl Xiaocui came to invite them that Zheng Zhi slowly helped her mother to prepare for the table. Before leaving, Huang whispered in Zheng Zhi's ear: "If you don't hate Bai Ziyi, just have a child with him." “

Hearing this, Zheng Zhi, who had a lotus tongue before, was stunned and couldn't say a word. Huang looked at his daughter's stupid appearance and smiled from ear to ear, "How can you still be a child?" You've got to change your daze. ”

The nurse who was waiting outside the door saw that her wife hadn't been smiling so happily for a long time, so she took a thick cloak and draped it on Huang's body, and said to Zheng Zhi with a smile: "Miss, you can make Mrs. so happy as soon as you come back." The three of them talked and laughed, and walked all the way to the banquet hall.

At night, after Zheng Zhi and her mother fell asleep, she was ready to rest.

Tonight in the prefect's mansion, Bai Ziyi is going to be with Zheng Rui. Zheng Zhi was lying on the bed, and the words of her mother in the morning sounded in her mind, "Have a child with him...... She clearly remembered that when she heard this, she didn't actually have rejection in her heart, and she even had a little expectation. She was a little annoyed with herself, and her mind was about to start to get out of her mind.

In the early morning, amid the chirping of birds, Zheng Zhi gradually woke up. She looked out of the window lattice, and there was not a single cloud in the blue sky. She opened the door and took a deep breath of the crisp winter air, and her mood was much happier with this vomit. Zheng Zhi couldn't help but curl the corners of her mouth, the sunny winter days in Jiangnan are really rare.

When Zheng Zhi went to ask Zheng Jiangde for peace, she met Bai Ziyi and Zheng Rui, who also went to ask for peace. The two of them originally had a faint expression, Bai Ziyi smiled slightly when he saw Zheng Zhi, but Zheng Rui's expression was even lighter.

Zheng Jiangde was not surprised to see the three of them coming together, but only said that Zheng Rui's mother Ren's death day was coming, let them stay in the mansion for a few more days, and leave after paying tribute to Ren.

Ren contracted the disease when Zheng Rui was ten years old, which is somewhat similar to Bai Ziyi's situation. It's just that Master Bai later accepted a concubine, and Zheng Jiangde didn't know why, he didn't see anyone in the house again for so many years. Although Zheng Rui has an arrogant temperament, she has been dependent on Zheng Jiangde for many years, and she has always obeyed her father's words.

After the invitation was finished, Zheng Jiangde left Bai Ziyi and said that there was something important to discuss. When Zheng Zhi and Zheng Rui walked out, they vaguely heard Zheng Jiangde say that Lord Tongzhiling was coming in the next few days, and he would be introduced to Bai Ziyi when the time came.

Zheng Rui, who was originally stepping on an elegant lotus step, suddenly stagnated, and her body trembled slightly.

Zheng Zhi on the side noticed Zheng Rui's strange appearance and asked, "What's wrong with my sister?" ”

Zheng Rui's expression was a little unnatural, she frowned, and said, "This annoying weather is really cold!" With that, she hurried away, as if someone was chasing her. Zheng Zhi raised her eyes and looked at the sun hanging in the blue sky, but she was sweating hot at this time.

In the past few days in the county magistrate's mansion, Zheng Zhi has nothing to do and laughs with her mother and nurse, and her life is not moisturizing. Zheng Rui lives in a simple house, and she basically can't see her unless she has to do so. And Zheng Jiangde and Bai Ziyi often discuss important matters behind closed doors together. Zheng Zhi felt that Bai Ziyi had spent more time with his father-in-law than with his wives and concubines in the past few days.

And the day before Ren's death, Lord Ling, who Zheng Jiangde had been looking forward to for a long time...... The second son is here. This Ling Er Gongzi, known as Ling Er Shao, has a single name. Although it is the second son, it is rumored that Lord Ling likes this son the most.

Zheng Jiangde's face was so embarrassed after being surprised when he saw that Lord Ling, who had been waiting for a few days, suddenly became the Ling Ershao in front of him. Obviously, Zheng Jiangde was unprepared.

Ling Er Gongzi looked at Zheng Jiangde and said, "Because of the frequent rain some time ago, the river was flooding, and Lord Tongzhi received a dispatch from above, and he needs to go to supervise and strengthen the river defense of the Chunshen River in the near future. But I was worried about the agreement with the magistrate, and I didn't know what to do. If you casually call someone who has no weight to come over and spread the word, it won't wipe the face of your magistrate. It just so happens that I, an idle boy, have time. My father has explained everything he has discussed with you, and I will ask you to listen to me in detail. Ling Xiao was young, but there were a pair of thick black sword eyebrows on Bai Yu's face, which made the originally beautiful face suddenly add to the heroism of a man.

After listening to Ling Xiao's words, Zheng Jiangde suddenly felt that his face was much better, and then he thought that this Ling Xiao's words were beautiful and natural and just right, but he was not like the idle son he said, this person was cautious and good at observing words and feelings, no wonder Lord Ling liked this son.

Then Zheng Jiangde introduced his new son-in-law Bai Ziyi to Ling Xiao, and the three stayed in the study until mid-day. To Zheng Jiangde's surprise, Ling Xiao and Bai Ziyi hit it off at first sight, and the more they chatted, the more speculative they became, and they became friends at the moment.