In the middle of the night, the moon is like a shy little girl, quietly hiding in the soft clouds, the deep night sky, and the rest is full of dense stars, like pearl agate, but also like a lamp flickering on the ground, shining.

The head of the house has not yet returned, Zheng Mansion up and down, naturally there is no rest, hearing the movement in front of the door, immediately open the door to welcome, under the light of the dusk lantern, Han Rui took the lead in getting out of the car, carefully supporting Zheng Nao to make an appointment, and at the end of the kindness, he reached out to help the picture screen, but he didn't want to frighten people.

The slender little face was pale, with a little panic, he lowered his head and got out of the car, hiding on Zheng Naoyue's side, he didn't dare to look at Han Rui, his cowardly appearance made Han Rui very suspicious, he shouldn't have done anything hurtful, why not.

While thinking about it, Zheng Renji walked over and said with a smile: "Yo'er, you should be tired too, go back to your room to rest first." ”

Zheng Naoyue nodded slightly, said goodbye to Han Rui, and when he left, he looked back and looked forward to it, as if he had a thousand words, and finally turned into a gentle smile and left.

How can the father not have this treatment, Zheng Renji didn't feel good in his heart, made a rude and rude move, and didn't say hello, so he directly stretched out his hand and pulled Han Rui, who was waving and smiling, and walked towards the living room quickly, caught off guard, almost didn't fall, Han Rui was a little speechless, hurriedly followed, and soon came to the hall.

Sitting opposite each other and waving off the servant girl who was serving the water and fruit, Zheng Renji went directly to the point and got straight to the point: "Han Rui, how about accepting the levy and inviting the deadline at the end of the month?" ”

Han Rui was slightly stunned, and then said happily: "It's all up to Uncle Shi to decide, it's just ......"

Seeing Han Rui's hesitation, Zheng Renji frowned and said, "If you have any scruples, you might as well speak up." ”

"It's not a scruple, it's just a hurry, and I'm afraid that the preparation is not complete." Han Rui said that recently, he has made up for the rules of the three books and six ceremonies, and he has understood the cumbersomeness of the ancient wedding ceremony, and he got the marriage book, which is just an appetizer, and he can't talk about insurance if he doesn't greet people in person for a day.

In fact, after careful calculation, Nacai, Wenming, and Najib among the six ceremonies were already in place in one step when the marriage book was written, and the procedure was also completed during this time, but the Zheng family was reluctant to take the next step in the procedure, which also caused Han Rui to worry several times during the period, and now when he heard Zheng Renji's affirmative reply, at least half of his heart was relieved, and then he hung up again.

The meaning of the levy is that the man needs to pay the dowry before he can get married, and the book of rites in the three books has a good name, but in fact it is a list of the types and quantities of gifts in detail, and only after the two procedures have passed, the marriage contract is officially established.

Of course, it's not that the previous ones didn't count, in Han Rui's view, marriage in ancient times was somewhat the same as doing business, first a verbal promise, then a contract was written, and then the buyer paid first, set a date with the seller, and finally came to pick up the goods, a business is completed, and any mistake in any link on the way may lead to business failure.

The most terrible thing is that the marriage does not approve of the business, the goods are clearly priced, and the buyer is allowed to bargain, but the recruitment gift is calculated by the woman's family, and there is basically no room for bargaining.

"Ming, you just let Brother Qian and his wife come over, and you don't need to worry about other things, we will solve them as elders." Zheng Renji said lightly, but the vaguely revealed information made Han Rui completely relieved.

At the same time, in the boudoir, Zheng Naoyu, who had just finished bathing and put on a small robe and light robe, sat on the dresser, with a faint fragrance on his body, and a fresh and beautiful water hibiscus, a pair of clear water-like eyes shining with a moving look, and the slightly pursed cherry lips were revealing a bright smile, which showed his comfortable and joyful mood.

"Lady, why are you so happy today?" The tender white little hand held a small comb with a precise handle, flexibly slid down Zheng Naoyu's green silk hair, curled a simple hairstyle, and her black and white eyes were full of curiosity, and she stayed in the courtyard to prepare the bath soup, but she didn't hear the news of Han Rui's arrival.

Hehe, the painting screen on the side pursed his lips and chuckled, but there was a little shyness in his delicate eyebrows, Liuying heard the sound, his eyes looked forward to it, and asked curiously: "Good screen, do you know the reason?" ”

"Nature." In front of the good sisters, the painting screen lost the restraint just now, and said with a smile: "However, I can't tell you, otherwise the lady will be angry." ”

"Ping'er, you have also learned badly, just like Liuying, you know how to chew your tongue all the time." Zheng Nao reprimanded, only to feel that his face couldn't help but have a fever, and the flush had gradually dyed all over the powder, glowing with a brilliant glow.

"Lady, the maid didn't say anything." Huaping hurriedly said, her pretty eyes vaguely hiding a few wisps of shame, obviously still unable to forget what she had just seen.

With a little suspicion, Liuying's clear eyes turned around, flashed a gloss, and said with a smile: "Ping'er doesn't say it, I also know that it must be because of Han Gongzi." ”

The fireflies are really powerful, the painting screen has no prestige, and the wonderful eyes reveal admiration.

As if the surname was frank and honest, and Liu Ying said as a matter of course: "What is difficult to guess, except for Han Gongzi, who can provoke the lady to be so springy......"

"Firefly ......"

Hearing this, Zheng Naoyue couldn't be indifferent anymore, like adding fuel to the fire, the powder was rich and accumulated, and if he lightly pinched and blew the delicate skin, it seemed to be dripping blood.

Sure enough, nothing can be hidden, the painting screen sighs, and the pretty eyes are full of admiration, like a crystal clear little star in the sky, twinkling and flashing, extremely cute.

Seeing that he was about to play and play, the door was quietly opened, Cui Shi walked in, and when he heard the movement, Zheng Naoyue temporarily dispelled the idea of teaching Liuying a lesson, and hurriedly got up to greet him, and said with concern: "Auntie, it's so late, you should also go and rest." ”

"When I saw that the oil lamp in your room was not extinguished, I came over." Cui Shi explained and smiled: "You are the same, you have worked hard, aren't you tired?" ”

"I'm going to sleep." Zheng Naoyue said, feeling a little duplicitous, and his red face couldn't help but burn two more red glows.

"Don't worry, the guest room has been arranged, and I can't treat him badly." Cui Shi chuckled, stretched out his hand to stroke Zheng Nao's silky hair, and said in a harmonious voice: "I have discussed with you Aye, these few days to settle the levy and invite the ceremony, it is estimated that a wedding banquet will be held for you at the end of the month." ”

Zheng Naoyue was stunned, followed by boundless shame, couldn't hold it anymore, threw himself into Cui's arms, and his whole body and mind were filled with this news, and he couldn't accommodate anything else.

Gently soothed, Cui Shi was a little sad, sighed, and said softly: "This is a happy event, for some reason, A-Niang is not very happy in her heart." ”

Why is this, Zheng Naoyue was puzzled, raised his head lightly, his beautiful eyes were dazed, and he was a little nervous.

Alas, the daughter is really old, Cui's heart is pantothenic, the bystanders are clear, but Liuying saw some clues, and hurriedly said obediently: "Madame is reluctant to ...... the lady"

Hearing the reminder, Zheng Naoyue was suddenly, and his happy mood gradually fell, thinking of his parents' nurturing kindness for many years, as well as the past few years, for his own affairs, he had worked hard and worried, and his beautiful eyes couldn't help but be crystal moist.

Comforted in his heart, Cui Shi persuaded in turn: "Okay, the male should get married, the female should get married, the natural reason, in fact, there is nothing to be sad about, the most important thing is to find a good home for you, this is A-Niang's long-cherished wish." ”

Hanging his head with tears, Zheng Naoyue bit his soft lips lightly, and said softly: "A-Niang, I won't marry ......"

It's definitely an impulsive word, it's over, how can Cui Shi not know, despite this, the mood is still very happy, with her reason, she can't do anything to push the boat down the river, so she is relieved.

After a while, persuaded Zheng Nao to "change his mind", Cui Shi looked sideways, carefully looked at Liuying and the painting screen, and looked forward to it, as if they were weighing something, the two of them were naturally a little puzzled in their hearts, thinking that they had done something wrong, didn't they just make fun of the lady, so that Mrs. heard it, and was annoyed in their hearts, thinking of this, the two couldn't help but feel a little nervous, and hurriedly came out to ask for guilt.

Zheng Naoyue opened his mouth to explain: "Auntie, they have always been well-behaved, and we were just joking just now. ”

Cui Shi waved his hand slightly, just keep the status of master and servant, playing and playing and the like are just small sections, anyway, it is not really to provoke Zheng Naoyo to be angry, how can she care, continue to look, after a while, stretched out her hand and pointed to the painting screen, and said lightly: "You go." ”

The little face turned pale, and the painting screen quickly knelt down, and said in a wailing voice, "Madam, the servant knows that the servant is wrong, please don't drive the servant away." ”

Liuying's eyes flashed with determination, and she immediately knelt down and said softly: "Madam, it is the maid's fault, you shouldn't make fun of the lady, the matter has nothing to do with Ping'er, if you want to punish you, punish me." ”

"Auntie, things are not what you think." Zheng Nao frowned lightly, and helped to excuse himself: "We're really just ......"

Shaking his head with a chuckle, Cui Shi said, "Yo'er, you misunderstood, I didn't plan to drive her away." ”

"What does A-Niang mean?" Zheng Naoyu asked, and Liuying and the painting screen also raised their tearful pretty faces, and their pitiful appearance was very pitiful.

With a slight smile, Cui Shi groaned, and did not care that Zheng Naoyue was here, and said bluntly: "I asked her to go to bed." ”

Sleeping with whom? Confusion is fleeting, the answer is obvious, there is no marriage inspection in ancient times, the daughter of a large family is married, in order to prevent the son-in-law from having physical problems, will send a maid ring to accompany the attendant in advance, after checking that it is correct, then rest assured that the daughter will be married, so as not to regret it after marriage.

As Zheng Nao's personal maidservant, this kind of thing, since the Cui family has decided, no matter whether they are angry or wronged, they are naturally not allowed to have any opportunity to express their opinions, and they are not allowed to oppose and refuse, after understanding what is going on, the two looked at each other and immediately bowed their heads.

"Ah Niang......" Zheng Naoyue's tone was quiet, and the mood was indescribable.

(To be continued)