When the welcoming team returned to Jiangning County, it happened to be early in the morning of the first day of the fifth month, and when the rested people entered Guli Town, the earth-shattering firecrackers suddenly sounded, and even many guards were startled, but what surprised them was that the Arabian horse under the crotch was not shocked, and the expression was very stable, this is the result of training, if it was changed to other horses, it would have exploded a long time ago.

In the team, the only one who felt unhappy was Zheng Xunrui, it stands to reason that he was marrying, but his feeling was that these scenes had little to do with him, maybe after marrying, he wouldn't even stay at home, and went directly to the capital.

This qiē all originated from the girl Wen Manshan.

Zheng Xunrui has a shadow in his heart, this shadow comes from Yao Ximeng, the old man in his fifties, why did he receive a letter after becoming the leader of the examination, although Wen Zhenmeng did not name him, but also said Yao Ximeng, which made Zheng Xunrui sure that Yao Ximeng had a good relationship with Zhang Pu and others, and the connection was also close, and the related things were also leaked out by Yao Ximeng, otherwise Zhang Pu and others knew that he was engaged to Wen Manshan, and when he went to the capital to participate in the examination, he would also visit Yao Ximeng.

Yao Ximeng is an old man of fifty-one, it is impossible not to know the complexity of many things, in such a situation, he still keeps in touch with Zhang Pu and others, what is the reason, the relationship between Wen Zhenmeng and Yao Ximeng is like a brother, Wen Zhenmeng is Wen Manshan's grandfather, and the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren is very good, that is to say, Zheng Xunrui is likely to be unable to avoid Yao Ximeng in the process of future development, and may even have direct contact.

Zheng Xunrui can control this aspect of the matter himself, and it is a big deal not to recognize Yao Ximeng, a relative.

What Zheng Xunrui didn't expect was that Wen Manshan actually admired Yao Ximeng very much, and was greatly influenced by Yao Ximeng, she couldn't rub sand in her eyes, and she had a proud bone and a small temper.

When Zheng Xunrui went to greet his relatives, he arrived at Wenfu and received a letter from Wen Manshan's personal maid Dongmei, after reading the letter, Zheng Xunrui's face turned blue, tore the letter to shreds, and almost turned around and left, but the large team of relatives has come to Suzhou, causing a sensation in Suzhou Mansion, at this time, Zheng Xunrui is impossible to be rash.

Wen Manshan's letters, mostly questioning, although did not directly point to Donglin Academy, Fushe and Yingshe, but faintly complained that Zheng Xunrui did not respect Suzhou scholars, and also talked about the matter of Qinhuaihe, quite a sand pot to ask the end, Zheng Xunrui never dreamed that such a letter actually came from the hand of Wen Manshan, who was about to become his mother.

How could Wen Manshan know about the things here, what Donglin Academy, Fushe and Yingshe, and also talked about the matter of Qinhuaihe, if it wasn't for the information from Yao Ximeng, it would be almost impossible to know, a girl who doesn't go out of four doors, no matter how big her energy is, it is impossible to fully know the things in the outside world, not to mention some things, which happened in Nanjing.

This made Zheng Xunrui's feelings drop suddenly, and his opinion of this marriage began to become bad.

Wen Manshan was able to write such a letter at such an important moment, which shows that this girl's character is strong, and another point is that she is simple, without any social experience, and does not know the sinister nature of the world.

Zheng Xunrui, who has crossed over, I don't know how many women he has seen, in his opinion, everyone in ancient times was beautiful, their personalities were gentle, they were all husband-oriented, and they were willing to sacrifice for the family, after all, there are three from the influence of four virtues, compared with women hundreds of years later, it is indeed much simpler.

It's a pity that he didn't meet such a good thing.

Such a blow is very heavy, Zheng Xunrui has established the concept of doing great things, and needs the absolute support of the family, whether it is money and property, etc., he does not want to see or hear any objections, if the inner courtyard is on fire, not only will he suffer a setback in his career, but also the possibility of being ridiculed by the world.

The appearance of this incident put Zheng Xunrui in a dilemma, he originally planned to rely on Wen Zhenmeng, but now it seems that this plan is very likely to be adjusted, is it really only on his own.

On the way back from Suzhou, Zheng Xunrui barely said anything, nor did he have any special expression of joy, he was very calm, calm and terrifying, he didn't even go to the carriage where Wen Manshan was riding to greet him.

Zheng Xunrui thought of the lotus leaf and Yang Aizhen, it should be said that in the matter of the lotus leaf to Yang Aizhen, Zheng Xunrui is guilty, and he is also determined to treat Wen Manshan well, he does not ask Wen Manshan to accept the lotus leaf to Yang Aizhen immediately, and will give a certain amount of time to let Wen Manshan slowly adapt, but unfortunately from the meaning of the expression in Wen Manshan's letter, it is almost impossible to marry Lotus Ye and Yang Aizhen.

It is precisely because of many reasons that Zheng Xunrui made up his mind, when the cave room spent candle nights, he officially contacted Wen Manshan, if the two could talk about it best, if they couldn't talk, Zheng Xunrui had to pat his ass and leave, of course, when he left, he wanted to take Lotus Ye and Yang Aizhen away, and the two of them would definitely not be able to stay at home, otherwise they would be secretly married by Wen Manshan, and he would still be in the dark.

After all, Zheng Xunrui is a person with a shadow in his heart, there is a foundation for pity and cherishing jade, for girls who have no emotional foundation, even if it is his own lady, he will not pity, he even decided to give up the opportunity to spend candles in this cave room without touching Wen Manshan with a finger.

The fortresses are all breached from the inside, and if the family is not in harmony, the consequences are difficult for Zheng Xunrui to bear.

When he was about to arrive at the door of the mansion, all eyes were focused on Zheng Xunrui, who was dressed in red.

At this time, Zheng Xunrui had to pretend to be smiling and salute the people around him who came to congratulate him, and the bitter thing in his heart was that until now, he didn't know what Wen Manshan looked like.

The ancients did not deceive me, when the cave room spent candle nights, I saw what the bride looked like, such a thing is actually true, I am the champion of the palace test, Hanlin Xiu, from the court officials of the six products, the same treatment.

When entering the mansion, there is a charcoal fire at the door, and the bride needs to step over the charcoal fire to indicate that the bad luck has been separated from the door, and after entering the new home, all it brings with it is good fortune and good luck.

It was Dongmei who helped Wen Manshan get out of the carriage.

Zheng Xunrui, who was still smiling at everyone just now, turned his head, the smile on his face disappeared instantly, he looked at Dongmei, and a trace of coldness shot in his eyes.

This trace of cold light was captured by Dongmei, and Dongmei's body trembled slightly.

Zheng Xunrui, who turned his head again, smiled again.

The ceremony of swearing was presided over by Zheng Fulu, and the process was a bit cumbersome, every time Zheng Xunrui kowtowed, the smile on his face quickly disappeared, and the rest of his eyes saw Wen Manshan with a red silk cloth on his head, and his body seemed to be trembling slightly.

At the end of the ceremony, Wen Manshan was helped into the cave room, Zheng Xunrui also needed to entertain and thank the guests who came to celebrate, among these guests, there were Wang Duo, the magistrate of Jiangning County, Dong Qichang, the secretary of the Nanjing Ministry of Rites, and the representatives sent by Yin Liu Zongzhou of the Tianfu Mansion and Yang Cheng, the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, these people came to congratulate in person, which added a lot of glory to Zheng Xunrui's face and the Zheng family, at least the status of the Zheng family in Jiangning County in the future is not ordinary.

Zheng Xunrui doesn't drink much, he needs to keep a clear head, and the incomparably sweet candle night in the cave room in the eyes of everyone is a knot in his heart, and he can almost conclude that this night will definitely be unpleasant.

It was getting late, and Zheng Xunrui should also go to the cave room, but unfortunately he was not in a good mood.

After whispering a few words to Zheng Jinhong, Zheng Xunrui hugged his fists and said goodbye to many guests who were still in the mansion, and slowly walked in the direction of the cave room.

Zheng Jinhong behind him, with a wave of his hand, several nurses appeared beside him, and several people muttered a few words in a low voice, and immediately dispersed, and the direction was also towards the cave room.

Walking into the courtyard, Zheng Xunrui stopped and looked at the sky, the weather was still very good, not too hot, and a crescent moon hung in the sky.

A dark shadow appeared beside him, Zheng Xunrui did not bow his head, and spoke directly.

"Dongmei, so many days have passed, you have worked hard for a long time, your accommodation has been arranged, go and rest early."

Dongmei paused slightly, but still spoke.

"If the young master has any opinions about the young lady, it is all the slave's fault......"

"This matter has nothing to do with you, you are still young, you don't understand a lot of things, don't take responsibility casually, whose business is whose business, it is whose business, I have already said, there is nothing for you here, you go and rest."

When Dongmei's figure disappeared, Zheng Xunrui's heart trembled slightly, empathy, he could understand Dongmei's thoughts, as Wen Manshan's personal maid, Dongmei's status in the mansion in the future depends entirely on Wen Manshan's status, her attitude just now, Dongmei must be clear, in this case, a weak woman, suddenly came to an unfamiliar place in life, I don't know what the future fate is, and the desolation of the mood can be imagined.

But at this time, Zheng Xunrui will not be soft-hearted, not only now, but at any time in the future, when facing such a heavy matter, he will not be soft-hearted, there is a good saying, kindness to the enemy is cruelty to himself, although Wen Manshan is his mother, by no means the enemy he will face directly in the future, but if the two hearts can't get together, the final pain is everyone, as well as his parents.

Zheng Xunrui sighed heavily and slowly walked towards the cave room.