"Oh... If the girl wants, I can... Take the girl to the school for a spin..."Peng Yue breathed a sigh of relief and smiled slowly, "The girl can decide for herself how many people to sponsor and which ones to sponsor..."

"There's no need for this..."Xue Qi didn't dare to swagger out with Peng Yue now, "Actually, the concubine can't take out much silver... I'll discuss it with my sister again, and I'll leave everything else to the adults, and the adults will come directly to me and my sister next time to get the money..."

"Well, okay..."Peng Yue responded softly, but he was quite amused by Xue Qi's sentence "Come back next time", to be honest, whether this "land of right and wrong" should come again, Peng Yue really has to go back and think about it, "If the girl has nothing else, then I'll go." Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"My lord..."Xue Qi looked at him for a moment, and then stopped Peng Yue, "My lord, what the concubine said to you today, I really hope you can think about it when you go back, concubine... There's really no malice..."

"Hmm... Okay, I believe that the girl has no malicious intent..."Peng Yue couldn't help but blurt out a little, but he did still have deep doubts in his heart. has been in officialdom for many years, and he can't just be so light-hearted, "Hmm... The concubine wants to say... The matter of the school's funding has not been discussed in detail..."Xue Qi's eyes fluttered, and the words that had just reached her mouth were swallowed back.

Believe in a woman she doesn't know much about at all, and this is a woman who has made her doubtful before.

But Peng Yue did see the full sincerity in her eyes, mixed with some eagerness, some expectation, a trace of helplessness, and a trace of sadness...

"The Qinglou woman is good at charming people, and this Xue Qi is a rare smart and witty, I must not fall for her..."Peng Yue said secretly to himself again in his heart.

"Every day at noon, there are few people in the back alley, and the door is out of the way... It will also be hidden at that time, if you still have any questions, or... If you want to know something, you can come from the side door at that time..."Looking at Peng Yue's back as he turned to leave, Xue Qi hurriedly added.

"Hmm... I know..."Peng Yue turned his face sideways, and the moment he opened the door, the afterglow of the setting sun poured down, and Peng Yue couldn't open his eyes a little, could it really be that he didn't see clearly?

Xue Qi felt a little dazzling in a trance, there was a golden back in front of him, the faint light depicted him as a graceful curve, it seemed that his slightly flickering embroidered robe was also exuding a different temperament, Xue Qi was a little stupid for a while.

"Girl, it's a pleasure to meet again." Avoiding the daylight, Peng Yue turned her eyes sideways and smiled at Xueqi, it turned out that she was still looking at herself from behind, her face was slightly up, her lips were lightly opened, and she seemed to want to say something, but she didn't say it, she just watched so quietly. Her hands were still clasped in front of her chest, and she seemed to be really nervous, because Peng Yue noticed that her fingers were tightly wrapped around the plain handkerchief in her hand.

"She really wasn't calculating herself, was she? A person's speech can be carefully designed, and the tone can be deliberately concealed, but this action that is about to end... But you can't fool people no matter what, right? Her eyes can speak, but what she wants to tell is so complicated..."Peng Yue thought quietly, turned around and pushed the door open.

"Cheap concubine to send your lord..."Xue Qi bent down and saluted, people... But it's gone.

"What about my lordship? Where's the adult? Not long after Peng Yue left, Jiaowa pushed the door and came in.

"Your Excellency... It's gone..."Xue Qi still stood there blankly, Jiaowa's question, Xue Qi came back to her senses a little, "He's gone..."Xue Qi moved to the table with a sigh of relief, Xu stood for a long time, and her steps were a little stiff, but she remembered that she hadn't been standing there for long.

"What? He's gone? Jiaowa pouted, her face was full of reluctance, and she sat next to Xueqi as if she was a little angry, "I walked so fast, I don't know what to wait for..."

"Does he have to say hello to you before he leaves?" Xue Qi didn't look away, and her tone was a little cold, "Sister, I see that you are getting more and more stupid..."

Jiaowa listened to the first half of Xueqi's sentence, and was a little surprised at first, she didn't expect her sister Xueqi to fill in so coldly to herself, but when she heard the second half of the sentence, she seemed to wake up to something, and even the combing of her hair slowed down, "No, I know... Adults to us... It's kind of polite, but... It's just talking..."

Xue Qi saw that Jiaowa hung her head on the side after speaking, pursed her small mouth, and looked sad, she couldn't help but feel a little distressed, so she gently patted her soft hair between the strands, and said with a smile, "Actually, when Master Peng left, he asked me to say goodbye to you for him." ”

"Huh? Really? When Jiaowa listened, her brows stretched out, and she smiled happily, "I'll just say, Master Peng... It's still quite polite..."Jiaowa turned her face sideways and smiled shyly, like a girl with a spring, and even the movement of combing her hair was more gentle, "Master Peng... Did you say anything else? ”

"Hmm... Said..."Xue Qi bit her lip and squinted, a wicked smile flashed at the corner of her mouth, "Master Peng said that you are very beautiful, and he also hinted that I would test it for him, and ask if you would like to... Enter the gate of Tapeng's house..."

"Huh? Really? Jiaowa's eyes widened in disbelief, and her thin red lips moved slightly, "Don't say that you want to enter the gate of the Peng Mansion, even if you enter through the side door to be a concubine, I am willing..."

Jiaowa happily pulled her hair back, picked up the hairpin on the table and tied her hair up, pulled a high beauty bun, and then lay on the table to look at Xueqi and said with a smile, "Hurry up and talk to me, what are the original words of the adult?" Originally, Jiao Wa was staring at Xue Qi's eyes with anticipation, but when she saw that the smile on Xue Qi's face was getting stronger and more fake, she couldn't help but laugh softly.

Jiaowa is not stupid, at this time she knew that she was deceived, thinking about her impatient appearance, her face couldn't help but be a little hot, the brilliance that flashed in her eyes was replaced by panic and shame, and her tone was also annoyed, "Sister is so bad, she deceived me like this, I said... How can you still say such a thing as letting me enter the gate, my sister can't even lie, I will ignore you...", he turned his body angrily, but his face turned even redder.

Seeing Jiao Wa like this, Xue Qi hurriedly stopped laughing, pulled over the stool and made it closer to Jiao Wa, "Sister, don't be angry, I'm not joking, deliberately amusing you." ”

"Sister, is this making me happy? Clearly... Obviously looking for me to be happy..."Jiaowa pursed her lips and glanced at Xueqi, "My sister obviously knows that I... Knowing my intentions, but still teasing me like this, this time... People are really angry! ”

"Okay, okay, it's my sister who is wrong, okay?" Xue Qi smiled and gently dragged Jiaowa's body over, "Sister, forgive my sister this time, but... It's just that my sister really doesn't understand what my sister is thinking, you just praised me for how good Master Peng is, but you haven't really revealed your thoughts, haven't you also praised many sons and daughters in the capital before, and also said that people are good? ”

"It's different..."Jiaowa calmed down at this time, but her expression was a little gloomy, "Actually, at the beginning, my opinion of Master Peng was no different from those sons and brothers in the capital, just because he was powerful and had good conditions in all aspects, but then it was different, I think it was not only his external things that were attractive, but also his heart, his kindness, his intelligence, his infatuation, his sense of responsibility... The most important thing is that he genuinely respects us, really... Treat us as human beings... No, not only that, I felt like he was looking at us as equals, and he was very comfortable with him, and he didn't make me feel like he was on top, even... Even I sometimes feel... He's the same as us...", Jiaowa said stupidly, with a happy smile on her face, as if she was longing for the beauty in her mind.

Xue Qi listened silently on the side, the expression on her face was very calm, but her heart was surging, because Jiaowa's words also spoke to her heart, she and Jiaowa had a similar fate, and her thoughts were naturally similar, in getting along with Peng Yue, his every move, bit by bit, did not make his heart move? Although Xueqi wants to control it, there are some emotions that cannot be controlled by reason at all...

"Sister, you say... Am I a little delusional? Jiaowa looked at Xueqi and suddenly stopped her mouth, "In fact, sometimes when I think about it, I will be scared in my heart, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment, when I was washing, I have been thinking about Master Peng, he is really good, but the more I think about his goodness, the farther away I feel from him, think about my past, think about my current identity, my heart... is even more inferior, where do you think I am worthy of Master Peng? But I just can't help thinking about it..."The more Jiaowa said, the more sad the sadness on her face became, and in the end, she simply kept silent.

Xue Qi saw Jiaowa talking, her long eyelashes were already covered, and two lines of tears flowed down her cheeks, and she just wanted to comfort her, but she found that she was also a little choked unconsciously, and there seemed to be tears flashing in her eyes. Xue Qi hurriedly lowered her head and wiped her tears, so as not to let Jiao Bao see her like this.

"Sister, don't think about it..."Xue Qi held one of Jiao Wa's hands, as if she wanted to give her some encouragement and strength, but the moment she held it, Xue Qi found that her heart was also empty, and she also wanted to find something to grab and rely on, "Aren't we trying to find a way now... Come and make the adults trust us, the rest of the things... Don't think about it yet..."

"Hmm... Okay then..."Jiaowa responded softly, but sighed heavily in her heart, "By the way, sister, did you tell the adults everything after I went out today?" ”

Xue Qi was stunned for a moment when she heard Jiaowa's question, and then lowered her head and said slowly, "What should I say... It's all said, and there's something to say... I didn't have time to say..."

"Huh? Didn't have time to say? Jiaowa frowned, the sentence "Why didn't you have time to say" didn't ask after all, she could see that her sister Xueqi seemed to have a hard time, "Then the adult believes it?" ”

"I..." Xue Qi opened her mouth, just about to say something, but finally shook her head, "I don't know..."

"What? How could my sister not know? Jiaowa saw that Xueqi's face was embarrassed, and she didn't want to ask too much about this issue, "Then how did my sister tell Master Peng?" ”

"I... Actually, I can't tell if he believes it or not..."Xue Qi frowned slightly, grabbed a wooden comb on the table and played with it, but his mind went around and around, and the wooden comb finally stopped in his hand, "I think he seems to believe it, but I feel that he doesn't seem to believe it, I thought I could observe it, but this time... I'm really not sure..."

"But I believe that after Lord Peng goes back, after a little thought, he will believe us..."Xue Qi saw that Jiaowa's mood was not high, and comforted her again, "Your Excellency will definitely believe us..."

After Xue Qi finished speaking, her eyes became fluttering, and she remembered Peng Yue's back when she was leaving, reflected in the sunset, indescribably beautiful and nostalgic. In fact, I noticed his eyes at that time, his eyes hesitated, but in the end they still showed a faint light, turned into a smile, he smiled very sincerely, very down-to-earth, very likeable, Xueqi would rather believe that smile is to give all the trust to himself.

"Even if the adults believe it, what can we do?" Jiaowa held her cheeks in her hand, looked at the pictures of beautiful maids hanging on the wall, and her tone revealed infinite melancholy, "What we need is more than trust?" ”

Xue Qi was looking in the opposite direction to Jiao Wa at this time, and there was still the slanting sun in front of her, but it was more dim. She didn't speak, but there was a subtle sadness in her eyes. Yes, what do you need more than trust? What I really need is a solid support. For the trust in front of me, for the somewhat slim reliance and happiness in the distance, is it worth it to take such risks and pay so much? Xueqi turned her face sideways, and Jiaowa's gaze was comparable, and both of them seemed to get the answer in each other's eyes...

Notes: 1. In ancient times, there were clear hierarchies, and when marrying a wife, eight large sedan chairs were carried into through the main gate (gate), and the ceremony was very simple when taking concubines, and the small sedan chair could only enter through the side door.