Hongmian hurriedly returned to Yang Xueruo's single courtyard from the front yard, and a certain complicated color appeared on her pretty face. As the personal maid of the eldest lady of the Yang Mansion, Kapok naturally has her own unique source channels in the Yang Mansion - she learned from Yang Kuan, the housekeeper of the Yang Mansion, that Zhou An, the second-generation head of the Zhou family in Yixing, personally visited his master in the mansion, and brought a huge gift that was enough to make the people of Jiangning County jaw-dropping, and proposed to the Yang family again.

This made Kapok realize that his young lady's thoughts about Kong Sheng might be in vain - no matter how open the folk customs are, no matter how much Yang Qi cherishes her daughter, Yang Xueruo's marriage is still up to her.

The Yixing Zhou family is a wealthy family in the south of the Yangtze River, with a strong foundation of power, if the Zhou family wants to marry the Yang family at any cost, Kong Sheng has no chance at all. Compared with the strength of the wealthy and the major benefits at your fingertips, the so-called talented Kong Sheng is actually worthless.

It is said that Yang Qi did not immediately agree, but he did not openly object.

The high-ranking servants of the Yang Mansion, including Cotton Tree, were convinced that it was only a matter of time before the Yang family agreed to this marriage—especially when Cotton Tree personally saw the various gifts piled up in the entire courtyard, and his heart was even more firm in his heart.

Yang Xueruo was writing at the desk, looking serious and happy. Since yesterday evening, she has begun to write every poem or song that Kong Sheng has published, from "Bo Qinhuai", "Spring Wang", "Song of Long Hatred", "Man Jianghong" and the recent "Seven Lines of Tea Poems" and "Seven Bowls of Tea Song".

In the past month, Kong Sheng has publicly appeared at two social events in the city, and all the poems he has published are amazing works of popular and talented, which have been sung throughout the city and even the world in the shortest possible time.

Cotton Tree walked over quietly and stood beside Yang Xueruo, not disturbing her good mood at the moment.

Yang Xueruo didn't care about the return of the red cotton, but turned her head and commanded the other two maids to hang the written banners one by one in her small flower hall, and then sat down slowly, glanced at the red cotton, and said softly: "Red cotton, I heard that the people of the Yixing Zhou family are here again?" ”

Hongmian hummed in a low voice: "Yes, miss, Zhou Chang's father Zhou An came in person and sent a generous gift to the house, the big housekeeper said that the total value exceeded 100,000 yuan, and now the people in the house are still counting the gifts." ”

Yang Xueruo sighed, but her expression was as quiet as usual: "If you give a generous gift, you must ask for something, I guess you came to propose to your father, right?" ”

Hongmian couldn't help but sigh faintly: "Miss, the slave heard that the master did not object, Miss-"

Yang Xueruo smiled lightly: "Cotton Tree, do you think that my father will agree to this family affair and marry me to Zhou Chang?" ”

The corners of Cotton Cotton's mouth twitched, and she said in her heart, Miss, it's not that Cotton Tree thinks so, but everyone thinks so! The Zhou family paid a huge dowry, who can not be tempted?

The red cotton hung his head.

Yang Xueruo got up slowly, the smile on the corner of her mouth gradually faded, and her voice became a little ethereal: "Kapok, your worries are not wrong, at this time and that time, my father may finally agree to Zhou's marriage proposal, because what Zhou can bring to our Yang family, Kong Sheng is far from being able to do." No matter how talented Kong Sheng is, he is just a down-and-out child, and the so-called family friendship between the two Yang and Kong families can be blown away by a gust of wind. ”

"Actually, even if there is no Yixing Zhou and Zhou Chang, my father may not really marry me to Kong Sheng. In the past, Kong Sheng was profligate, but his father had the heart to regret his marriage, but he still took care of the reputation of the Yang family, and was unwilling to fall into the infamy criticized by the world. This is the matter of forcing Kong Sheng to take the initiative to dissolve the marriage contract in public, but who expected Kong Sheng to be a blockbuster at the Wangjianglou Poetry Conference, which embarrassed, embarrassed and even embarrassed me, my father and the entire Yang family......"

"I misread Kong Sheng, and my father misjudged him. In the face of Kong Shengcai's pressure on Zhou Chang and a young scholar, his father was forced to be helpless, so he publicly fulfilled his promise to renew his marriage contract with Kong Sheng. On the one hand, this is to take care of the Yang family's face, and on the other hand, isn't it some kind of knocking and hinting at the Yixing Zhou family? ! ”

Kong Sheng is alone and weak, even if his father loves talent, he will not have too high a position in his father's mind. And Zhou Chang is certainly not as talented as Kong Sheng, but Sheng stands behind the entire Yixing Zhou family, and has the power to make his father's heart move. That's the crux of the matter. ”

"Cotton Tree, you don't understand. Even if Kong Sheng showed extraordinary talent from the beginning, his father would appreciate it, respect him, and recommend him to the imperial court, if there was no better choice, he might fulfill the marriage contract and let me marry Kong Sheng; But now that he has a better choice, he may give up on Kong Sheng. ”

How could Kapok think of such a deep level, she was just a teenage girl with limited knowledge. She listened to Yang Xueruo's words, and couldn't help but say softly: "Miss, since you know that the master will not let you marry the Kong family Xiaolang, then why do you still have to ......?"

Cotton Tree's words are a bit naïve, but often in many cases, naïve and simple words go straight to the bottom of the truth.

Yang Xueruo's good-looking willow eyebrows were lightly raised, and she turned around elegantly, and did not directly answer the words of the red cotton, but looked up at Kong Sheng's poems written by herself on the walls around the flower hall.

After a long time, Yang Xueruo said softly: "Kapok, there are many things in this world that cannot be caused by ourselves. I used to hate and hate Kong Sheng in his prodigal form, and I was greatly influenced by my father and the eyes of the world; On the other hand, Kong Sheng, who is now in love, makes me feel excited, but I can't and can't override my father's authority, if my father asks me to marry Zhou Chang, how can I disobey?! ”

"But I couldn't resist my heart, and my heart told me where my future happiness would be. I recite Kong Sheng's poems every day, and each time I have a different feeling. The people of the city were impressed by his incredible talent, but what really struck me was his ambition—"

"Angry hair rushes to the crown, leaning on the railing, Xiaoxiao rain rest. Raise your eyes, look up to the sky and roar, strong and fierce. Looking at the dust and earth of fame, eight thousand miles of clouds and moons. Don't wait, the young man's head is white, empty and sad. Chang'an is ashamed, and it is still snowing. When the courtiers hate, when will they be destroyed! Drive a long car and step through the lack of Helan Mountain. Zhuang is hungry for Hulu meat, laughing and thirsty for thief blood. To start from the beginning, clean up the old mountains and rivers, and face the sky. ”

Yang Xueruo pointed to the word, her delicate face was bright, she sang softly, her voice trembled a little because of excitement: "Jiangnan is a corner of the country, the young man of the Confucian family has such a proud ambition, as soon as this song comes out, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in the south of the Yangtze River are ashamed!" ”

"Cotton Tree, I love, think, and admire Kong Sheng, and I don't hesitate to show my heart to myself, because I believe that in time, he will be able to soar to the sky. We are women after all, and we can't achieve earth-shattering feats, but if we can marry such a hero, we can watch him step by step to the top of the world behind him and in his arms, and I will have honor and no regrets in my life. ”

Cotton Tree opened his mouth wide and couldn't say a word. This is the first time that Yang Xueruo has shown her heart in front of her, and although the young lady in front of her is still a familiar face, it seems to have become very strange to her.

But Hongmian was a little unimpressed. Yang Xueruo is the young lady of the Yang Mansion and has an extremely noble status, but in the matter of marriage, especially when her marriage is related to the interests of the Yang family as a whole, without Yang Qi's nod, everything is wishful thinking.

"Miss ......" Kapok had a few words of persuasion, but she didn't know how to say it.

Yang Xueruo smiled bitterly, her voice became a little lonely again, and in less than a cup of tea, her mood changed greatly: "Hongmian, you don't need to say it, I understand." If my father wants me to marry Zhou Chang, I will obey my fate; But as long as I don't marry into the Zhou family one day, Kong Sheng and I still have a chance. I will fight for this opportunity, do my best, and obey the destiny of God! ”

"Hongmian, you go and deliver this letter for me, I want Kong Sheng to understand where my heart is going. No matter what happens in the future, no matter what the outcome is, I will never regret it. ”