Wang Yuan was standing in the small pond in the back garden with his trousers folded. It used to be a pond full of silt and weeds, but after dredging, some of the lotus roots were retained in the pond, and now all of them are coming out of the water.

For the past two days, Wang Yuan has been helping to pile up the stones by the pond to form an embankment that will not collapse; The advantage of the rocks is not only to strengthen the shore, but also to create gaps in the rocks that allow free-range red carp to live.

Of course, all of this is Gongsun Lan's design, Gongsun Lan spends half a day in this back garden, and almost every grass and tree here has been designed by her and has become her favorite appearance. Wang Yuan has no opinion on this, not to mention that Gongsun Lan's aesthetics are still tasteful, even if it is a mess? The plum garden that he harmed her was burned clean by the fire, and it is reasonable to give her a garden at this moment.

When Huang San came to the back garden to report, Wang Yuan was dripping with muddy water on his hands, and his hair was scattered and holding stones to pile up on the shore. Hearing that Mrs. Qin Guo was visiting in person, he was a little surprised, he didn't expect Mrs. Qin Guo to come to his mansion at all.

"The face is quite big, Mrs. Qin Guo actually came to visit." Gongsun Lan stood on the shore and spoke in a light tone, but there was a hint of ridicule.

"That's, after all, I'm the chair she hired, her son's teacher. Respecting teachers is a fine tradition of Datang. Wang Yuan said with a smile.

"It makes sense, a piece of ice is in the jade pot, don't forget that this Mrs. Qin gave you the jade pot." Gongsun Lan ruthlessly broke the facts.

Wang Yuan pretended not to hear, and while washing his hands in a loud voice, he shouted in a straight voice: "Eldest sister, eldest sister, go tell Twelve Niang, let her go to entertain the guests first, I have to comb my hair and change my robe before I can go." ”

Huang Ying promised to run to pass the word, Wang Yuan went barefoot and stepped on the grass, and said to Gongsun Lan: "Please ask my cousin to help me tie my bun." ”

Gongsun Lan was stunned, and finally came, and after Wang Yuan sat on the grass, she squatted down to untie Wang Yuan's fluffy bun, and took out a wooden comb from her waist to help Wang Yuan comb her messy long hair.

Wang Yuan squinted his eyes and enjoyed the feeling of Gongsun Lan's soft fingers beating between his hair, and said in a low voice, "Cousin, you should know why Mrs. Qin Guo came, right?" ”

Gongsun Lan teased: "Isn't it that you haven't seen her for a few days, so she hasn't seen her for a day, so she wants to come to you?" ”

Wang Yuan rolled his eyes and said, "Cousin, when did you become so sour, are you serious?" You don't know why, I told you everything when I came back that day. ”

Gongsun Lan gently helped Wang Yuan hold his hair, carefully braided his hair in a bun, and said softly: "I always thought that you overreacted to the events of that day. Slamming the door with Mrs. Qin Guo, if she hadn't tolerated you, I'm afraid you would already be in trouble. It can be seen that Mrs. Qin Guo cares about you a lot, so she will tolerate your unreasonableness. ”

Wang Yuan frowned and said, "Is she unreasonable or am I unreasonable?" If I help that adulteress to say something like that, do I still have to give her a good face? Who do you think of me Wang Yuan? ”

Gongsun Lan frowned and said, "Don't move, it's almost done, and you've broken it up again." Not...... Don't you keep asking me what I mean about this? I mean you have to weigh it all over, not just take it personally. ”

Wang Yuan frowned and said, "Cousin means that I should promise her?" ”

Gongsun Lan shook her head and said, "Of course I don't want you to do something like that, and you won't do it." I just want you to think about this from the position of the Yang family. Now the only thing you can rely on is the Yang family, and the reason why Mrs. Qin Guo wants to say those words must be because she realizes that once Mrs. Qiu Guo is out of control, it will be a catastrophe for the Yang family. Although Mrs. Qiu Guo has no brains, she is the person who has the best relationship with the concubine among the sisters of the Yang family, and she alone is enough to influence the concubine's thoughts. If this Mrs. Qiu Guo and the Yang family sisters can't be of the same heart, the Yang family's affairs will become very tricky. ”

Wang Yuan frowned and said, "Even so, you can't let me do something like that." There are many handsome young men in Chang'an City, and you can choose ten or eight to satisfy her, why do you want to come to me. ”

Gongsun Lan sighed and said, "If it can be replaced, why should she look for you and make you unhappy?" I guess Mrs. Qin Guo mentioned this matter to you as a last resort. Didn't you say that Mrs. Qiu Guo almost got together with Fan Yang Jiedu to make An Lushan? This is exactly what the Yang family is most afraid of now, it is not that the more people they are attracted to, the better, and the border towns like An Lushan are not touchable. ”

Wang Yuan said: "What do you mean by comprehensive trade-off? Even if I don't want the Yang family's backer, I won't be willing to fall into the relationship with that adulteress. ”

Gongsun Lan sighed: "When did I ask you to do that ugly thing? You have worked hard and have the momentum you have today, do you give up easily? It's not that you won't be able to live if you leave the Yang family, I'm just reminding you to think more, maybe there will be a better way. ”

Wang Yuan said: "What method? ”

Gongsun Lan stopped and thought about it: "I don't have any good ideas for a while, but according to my judgment, the best way at this moment is to help Mrs. Qin Guo stabilize Mrs. Qiu's emotions, and then come up with another way to deal with it, instead of even Mrs. Qin Guo getting angry like you." If you can do this, it will make your relationship with the Yang family closer, and it will make them feel that you are sacrificing yourself to share the worries of the Yang family. And at this time, being irrational will make Mrs. Qin Guo and Yang Zhao think that you only care about yourself, and they will gradually alienate you, which is extremely unfavorable to you. ”

Wang Yuan frowned and thought for a while, and said softly: "What my cousin said is reasonable, can I do this, it is better to make some limited compromises, maybe I should stabilize Mrs. Qiuguo's emotions and fool her to make her feel that I am not rejecting her." This kind of woman's impermanence may lose interest in me after a while, and then she can withdraw from it. ”

Gongsun Lan sighed and said, "It seems that it can only be done temporarily to get the best of both worlds." ”

Wang Yuan also sighed: "It's pitiful for me to do such a thing, which is completely against my heart." If such things get out, my reputation will be ruined. ”

Gongsun Lan smiled and said: "I don't know how many young people in the Tang Dynasty want to be the minister under the skirt of Mrs. Qiuguo, but you are still hypocritical, if these people know, I am afraid that I will be jealous of you." ”

Wang Yuan said in a low voice: "Who is rare to be a minister under her skirt, you don't have to disgust me to death." I'd like to be someone else's servant, but this person isn't a slut like Mrs. Qiuguo. ”

Gongsun Lan blurted out, "Who is this person you are talking about?" ”

As soon as the words came out, he suddenly felt that he shouldn't ask, and was about to talk about him left and right, but he heard Wang Yuan say: "This person is my cousin." ”

Gongsun Lan pulled Wang Yuan's bun fiercely, Wang Yuan let out a heart-wrenching scream, and Gongsun Lan's fierce voice came from his ears: "I warned you, don't say such things to me again, next time you say it, I will stab you with a sword." ”

Wang Yuan stuck out his tongue, Gongsun Lan got up and said: "Comb it up, let's see the guests, you have to continue to lay this stone when you go back, this is the work you promised to help me complete, you are not allowed to be lazy." ”

Wang Yuan agreed and hurriedly put on his shoes and went back to the room to change his clothes, and while sorting out his clothes, he thought: "My cousin's reaction is getting less and less intense, and when I kissed her in a surprise attack the day before yesterday, I was just kicked once; Yesterday, when I sneaked up on her from behind and grabbed her waist, she didn't even want to throw me to the ground; Today's blatant flirting with me is just tugging at her hair, but it doesn't hurt at all, but I have to pretend to be in pain and give her the stairs down. ”

……

In the front hall, Mrs. Qin Guo sat gracefully, and behind her stood two maidservants, Ziyun'er and Qingyun'er. Li Xin'er sat on the side as the housewife of the Wang family, although her appearance was not inferior to the other party, she was judged by comparing her dress, speech and demeanor. One is a graceful lady, and the other can only be regarded as a small jasper.

Mrs. Qin's attitude was amiable, after learning that Li Xin'er was Wang Yuan's wife, she paid more attention to Li Xin'er's speech and demeanor, and finally found that this was a woman with no formal education, her behavior was slightly rude, and her speech also seemed a little ignorant.

Mrs. Qin secretly thought that Wang Yuan was not worth it, Wang Yuan's demeanor was elegant and decent, how could she marry such a lady, compared to her own maid. Except for the passable appearance, there seems to be nothing commendable. And what is physiognomy in this regard? In terms of appearance alone, I don't know how many beautiful women there are in the world, and the combination of behavior, upbringing, taste, family background, etc., is the standard to measure whether a woman is the best. Looking at Li Xin'er's demeanor, I'm afraid that none of these things can be touched.

While Mrs. Qin Guo was secretly observing Li Xin'er, Li Xin'er was also secretly observing one of the Yang Jiaguo's ladies who were famous in Chang'an. The romance of the Yang sisters spread in the capital. Li Xin'er was extremely disdainful of Mrs. Qin Guo in her heart, so she did ignore her words a little.

This is not only because of the other party's reputation, but also because of the hostility caused by his husband's intensive contact with this woman. From the very beginning, Li Xin'er was dissatisfied with Wang Yuan and the Yang family sisters getting together, but she couldn't help but do it, because the reason why Luo Yimen didn't attack Wang Yuan was that Wang Yuan could lurk around the Yang family and His Majesty, so she could swallow her anger.

Now, after seeing Mrs. Qin Guo up close, the insecurity in her heart intensified even more. Although the lady of Qin Guo in front of her is already the mother of a nine-year-old child, although she has passed the youth of a cardamom girl, her appearance is still delicate and beautiful, and her body exudes an indescribable charm of charm, the clothes and accessories on her body, the makeup on her face are all exquisite and luxurious, and even the flowers between her eyebrows exude a seductive charm.

The more Li Xin'er looked at it, the more uneasy she became, and the more she gritted her teeth and felt uneasy about Wang Yuan.

"If you let me know that you are not at odds with this woman, I will ...... Emasculated you. ”

When she was bored, Li Xin'er thought fiercely. The footsteps sounded softly, and Wang Yuan's voice came from the back of the hall: "Are the guests in the hall?" ”

A maidservant's voice replied, "Yes, Madame is talking." ”

Mrs. Qin Guo and Li Xin'er breathed a sigh of relief at the same time and stood up.