The news of the British duchess's awakening soon reached Zhang Li's ears.

At this point, Zhang Zhang finally breathed a sigh of relief and decided to start carrying out the bold plan in his heart!

Ask Ruochen in person, do you choose yourself, or Wu Sangui?

Zhang Zhang was very confident in this matter, but Ruochen was the eldest lady of the Guogong Mansion after all, and he had never pierced that layer of window paper, how could this kind of thing be 100% sure?

Tonight, tonight is the best time to do it!

Thinking that the Duchess of the Kingdom has just woken up, the Guogong Mansion must be more chaotic than usual, if Gao Yuanliang sneaks in with himself, there is a great chance!

This is Zhang Li's plan, sneak into the Guogong Mansion, and if Ruochen is willing, he will take her away!

Whether it's the end of the world or the cape, there is always a place to live!

Everything is ready now, just wait for dark......

However, at dusk, a person entered the courtyard where Zhang Li lived.

Zhang Zhang was a little surprised, it was actually a lonely brother who had not met for a long time!

After a few simple greetings, he quietly handed Zhang Zhang a letter and left.

Zhang Li returned to the house, opened the letterhead and read it, and then sat quietly in the chair, thinking about things.

After a while, Zhang Zhang made up his mind, and suddenly heard footsteps again, stood up and looked outside, and sure enough, Gao Yuanliang, who had gone out to step on the spot, came back.

Gao Yuanliang walked into the house quickly and closed the door.

Now this quadrangle is only inhabited by Zhang Zhang and Gao Yuanliang, and the previous servants have all been sent away by Zhang Li for a reason.

Gao Yuanliang was a little excited, and without waiting for Zhang Zhang to ask, he hurriedly roared: "Young master, I have a great opportunity today!" ‘

Zhang Li smiled slightly and said, "Oh? What's a good way? ‘

'Young master, after the British Duchess woke up, many dignitaries and dignitaries came to visit and left. Another ......'

'Ugh. ‘

"Yes, young master, what a godsend, let's wait for it to get dark!" ‘

'No need to go. ‘

'Huh? Master. What did you say? ――‘

……

Daming Chongzhen for five years.

This day is the summer solstice of 'mango rain ripples, summer solstice burning sky', but the weather is not too hot, just a little gloomy.

The British Mansion in Lion Hutong, Beijing.

In the lavishly renovated Guogong Mansion Chamber, which is sparsely furnished with flowers and trees. A grand 'introductory' ceremony is being held.

In ancient times, marriage paid attention to the 'six rites', and 'Nacai' was the first ceremony, which was the beginning of all marriage ceremonies.

Nacai means that the man's family invites the matchmaker to go to the woman's house to propose, and after the woman's family agrees to propose marriage, the man's family prepares a gift to propose.

Now it is the latter step, the marriage proposal, which is somewhat similar to the betrothal rites of later generations.

The British Mansion is lit up with lights, drums are played in unison, and they are full of joy;

More than half of the civil and military officials and noble relatives of the Manchu Dynasty came to congratulate them, and the traffic was very lively;

The hall was full of congratulatory gifts, especially the various treasures sent by Wu Sangui were the most dazzling. It has attracted the attention of countless greeting guests.

'Such a large and immaculate coral tree, Xia Guan has seen it for the first time in his life......

Yes, it is rare that it is full of vermilion, bright and magnificent, there is no crack in a place, and there is no sand and gravel miscellaneous lines. ‘

'Look at it, the two immortals carved from a whole piece of Kunlun white jade are the only ones in the life of this marquis! ‘

'Ahh These eight jade horses, the whole body is crystal clear, and the carving is so lifelike, it is really a rare treasure! ‘

'Tsk. Is this the Dongzhu produced in Liaodong? Sure enough, it is worthy of the handwriting of the Wu Zongrong family of Liaoxi Jiangmen, this East Pearl, round, big, moist, and Ze are rare to see, unparalleled in the world, and it is really a priceless treasure! ‘

……

All the dignitaries and nobles praised the congratulatory gifts of the 'man' Wu Sangui's family, and Wu Sangui himself. is also dressed in gorgeous clothes, standing proudly in front of the hall, smiling and pointing out the country with the adults, scolding Fang Xuan!

It is said that Wu Sangui could not be present at this 'acceptance' gift.

However, this second son of Wu is a young man who has been praised by the emperor as the 'dragon in the army', and has always done his own thing.

What a 'dragon in the army' Wu Sangui!

Even all the attendants of the guests gathered near the host, stretching their necks to see the luxury of the room!

In an inconspicuous corner in the northwest corner of the hall, a young man dressed as a retinue was indifferent to all this.

He stood behind a flower stand, and through the gap in the flower stand, he looked coldly at Wu Sangui, who stood out from the crowd in the hall.

With so many treasures in the lobby, naturally no one would be interested in this flower stand, and no one would be interested in this entourage behind the flower stand.

This person dressed as an entourage is none other than Zhang Li!

Zhang Li's eyes narrowed slightly, and his thoughts flew to a few days ago.

That day, he was going to break into the Guogong Mansion with Gao Yuanliang at night, but the chief of the British Mansion brought a letter alone.

There were only eight big characters on the letter, and the handwriting was all too familiar to Zhang Li-Ruo Chen's own handwriting!

'The period of the lottery,

Do you dare to do it? ‘

From the moment I received the letter, the emotions of tension were already burning!

Zhang Li restrained his thoughts, and said softly in his mouth: "During the period of Nacai, do you dare to do it?" ‘

Zhang Zhang asked softly to himself: 'Do you think I don't dare?' ‘

……

The joy and bustle in the hall, and the pleasant sound of the antique chimes made everyone intoxicated in this joyful atmosphere.

Except, of course, tension.

Zhang Zhang held the plain paper fan that Ruo Chen gave him in his hand, gently opened it one by one, and gently closed it one by one.

Turning over and over, turning over and over, it's just this one action.

Zhang Li's mind recalled the scene of the first time he met Ruochen-

At that time, it was still in the Rejuvenation Hall of Penglai County, and I met the fairy in white for the first time and met her.

There are beautiful women in the north, peerless and independent.

One look at the city, and then look at the country.

I still remember that she was wearing a light white thin shirt that day, a flower skirt underneath, and a white smoke veil on the outside......

That dress, I don't know how many times I have let my soul linger!

At that time, he was still an unknown Xiaolangzhong, and because he offended the bad guys, he was framed for a capital crime.

At that critical moment. Ruochen appeared in front of his eyes like a heavenly immortal.

Her understatement may have been intentional or unintentional. but saved his whole world.

Even if your father punishes you afterwards, I will save you." ‘

Yes, this sentence will never be forgotten by me.

Although he later solved the incident by his own ability, it came down to the final analysis. If it weren't for Ruochen, I'm afraid I would have died a long time ago without a place to bury!

Zhang Zhang began to hesitate.

'The period of acceptance, do you dare to do it? ‘

What exactly is the meaning of this sentence?

Is it sarcasm?

Ridicule?

Or is it temptation?

Or was it written by Ruochen under duress?

Too many questions came to my heart, and I couldn't calm my heart for a long time.

In any case, since the epistle has been seen, this 'period of acceptance' -

I have to come!

If you ask me today if I dare to come, I will only ask you one word!

I only need a one-sentence answer, and that's all there is to it!

Suddenly. All the bell and drum music in the hall stopped.

As soon as Zhang Zhang looked up, he saw a British bluff dressed in a gorgeous costume and full of glory, striding out of the inner hall with a smile.

And behind him, the silhouette that had been absent from tension for a month, and which had dreamed countless times in the middle of the night, followed his father and walked into the hall with his head bowed.

Zhang Li frowned deeply. But the heart was like being gnawed by a cat, and it was so painful that it lost consciousness, leaving only endless emptiness.

She finally appeared in her sight!

I've imagined a lot of today's scenes. However, the irony is that she appears in the most cliché such a scene!

There is no imaginary steadfastness, nor is there a fight to the death as he imagined, just his head bowed and followed behind his father, the British duke......

Beside Ruo Chen, there was also a middle-aged lady walking at the same time. The tension of the face is clear at a glance.

English Duchess!

It's been a long time, but it's really well recovered......

Zhang Li smiled coldly with some sarcasm, took two steps sideways slightly, and moved out of the flower stand.

However, this position is too remote and backlit, so Zhang Li can see everyone, and everyone will not see him!

Entourage, who of these dignitaries wouldn't bring a few? It's too commonplace!

Of course, if Ruochen lowered his head, he naturally wouldn't look this way.

Zhang Li rubbed his nose, and saw that there were two chairs on the west side of the hall, Ruochen and the British Duchess sat down separately, and the maids on the side immediately raised a curtain to envelop the two of them.

Everyone could only see the silhouette of the bride and her mother faintly, presumably this is also a kind of etiquette that is different between men and women, right?

Wu Sangui was full of self-satisfaction, strode forward, and bowed to the British duke: "The son-in-law has seen the father-in-law!" ‘

The British Duke smiled, glanced at Wu Sangui, glanced at the room full of rare treasures, and seemed to be quite satisfied and nodded: "Virtuous son-in-law does not need to be polite! ‘

The British public is a little embarrassed, this matter, you have to talk about it, your father-in-law!

How do you come up on your own, this ...... It's also too ......

Everyone is also discussing, how can this second son of Wu have his own relatives?

Wu Sangui took two steps forward and said loudly: "My son-in-law's father is the chief soldier of Liaodong, and when he set off to come to the British Mansion today, he suddenly received the emperor's holy decree!" ‘

As soon as they heard the word 'holy decree', everyone, including the British public, pricked up their ears.

Wu Sangui glanced at everyone, and his voice raised a few points: "The military situation is urgent, and my father has quickly ordered troops to Shandong to quell the rebellion. As for the specific situation, it is better not to inquire about it! ‘

'Whoa-' There was a clamor in the hall!

'Oh, the emperor really relies on General Wu's family! ‘

'Tsk, General Wu is worthy of being the dragon in the army, how dare the subordinate ask more about such a confidential matter? ‘

For a while, Wu Sangui couldn't help but feel extremely comfortable...... (To be continued.) )