The East Flower Hall is a place of summer hospitality in Yufu.

The weather is fine, the yard is full of lotus flowers, and the green bamboo is hidden with pink walls, which is very quiet and quiet. But the atmosphere in the flower hall was very depressing and dull.

Zhou Song, the eldest lord of the Zhou family, and his wife Yun, the second lady Du, Yun's sister Mrs. Bai, and Zhou Yichen all came.

The Yubai couple and the Yugui couple of the Jade Mansion were all accompanied in the flower hall.

After the maids had served their tea, they withdrew, leaving only the host and guest in the house.

Yan sat there and beat the drum in his heart, knowing that it was never a good thing for someone from the Zhou family to come to the door. But since he didn't make it clear, he could only pretend to be confused first, so he forced a smile and said: "Everyone, please drink tea, I don't know if the distinguished guests arrived today, I really slackened it, please forgive me." ”

Mrs. Zhou's face was faint, and she said, "Madam is polite, we are uninvited, we should be sorry." ”

A moment of silence ensued.

Yubai cleared his throat and said, "I don't know what advice a few in-laws have come to here?" ”

Mrs. Zhou smiled when she heard this, and said, "Don't dare to be, we came today to ask for sin." ”

Yuegui couldn't help but be terrified when she heard this, and asked, "Why do you say this?" ”

Mrs. Zhou said: "Originally, I couldn't repent of my marriage, but my dog was really unbearable to match Ling's daughter, so I thought about coming to the door today to return this family matter." ”

Zhou Yichen couldn't help but call his mother on the side, and Mrs. Zhou glanced at it fiercely, full of admonitions.

Of course, the Yu family knew why the Zhou family did this, but it was a great shame for the woman to be dismissed.

Therefore, Yubai said: "Is marriage child's play? is if there is any misunderstanding, let's make it clear that the two of us will never get out of the marriage. ”

The Yan family and the Sui family also agreed, only Yu Gui did not speak.

Master Zhou, who had never spoken, spoke: "Your mansion is a decent family, and you have always been reasonable. There are some things that don't have to be said too clearly, because that would lose the peace. ”

The Yu family knew in their hearts that it must be the rumors from outside that reached the ears of the Zhou family.

But the Yu family also has their own considerations, if they really quit their relatives, wouldn't that be more confirming the rumors? Not only is it difficult for Yu Rubi to find a good marriage from then on, but the reputation of the Yu family has also been ruined.

Therefore, Yubai and Yan tried their best to redeem it. Seeing that although the elders of the Zhou family were resolute, Zhou Yichen was obviously still very nostalgic for Yu Rubi.

So he spoke: "Virtuous son-in-law, are you really going to break off your marriage with Rubi?" She's so sincere to you! ”

Zhou Yichen was just about to speak, but Master Zhou immediately took over the conversation and said, "The child is not sensible, what ideas can he have." Besides, this family affair is the order of the parents, the words of the matchmaker. The elders are in charge of everything, and he has no part to speak. ”

Mrs. Zhou also said: "Now that the second lady of my family is here, she was the hairpin she inserted at the beginning, and now I ask your house to bring the hairpin, no need to say more." ”

The hairpin inserted when they first saw each other was a token, and if the two parties canceled the marriage contract, the hairpin must be returned.

"This ......" Yubai saw that the attitude of the Zhou family was too resolute, and he didn't know what else to say for a while, so he could only sigh deeply, sighing that his family was unfortunate.

"We are all noble families, but we can't ruin the children's marriage because of some unfounded words!" Although Yan is not Yu Rubi's biological mother, she is very reluctant to make this family affair yellow.

Not only will she be charged with having no way to teach her daughter, but her two biological daughters will also be affected when they find their in-laws in the future.

"Madame, what you said is a bit too much!" Yun, who had been watching the play next to him, opened his mouth: "The wind is groundless, it may not be without a reason, not to mention the things that have been named in the yamen." My sister is a face-saving person, and my nephew is also one in a hundred. Your own daughter is indecent, do you want my sister's family to take the blame? ”

"You don't speak, I'll just treat you as a lonely ghost who follows up outside," Yu Gui rolled her eyes and slammed back unceremoniously: "Is this family business successful or not to get you to talk to an outsider?" You know the things in the yamen so clearly, dare to love is that you often go in and out of the yamen? ”

Yubai hurriedly scolded: "What nonsense?!" Do you still know how to be hospitable? ”

"Big brother, can't you see it? These people are clearly here to practice us, what kind of guests are they?! Cinnamon sneered.

"Look, can't you hold it back?" The Yun family can be regarded as sharp-toothed, she came to help quarrel today, not to mention that this matter is also related to her baby daughter's lifelong event, so she spared no effort: "No wonder your daughter would do such a shameful thing, it is really crooked on the top and crooked on the bottom!" ”

Yu Gui was a well-known playboy, and many of the professed decent people in the capital did not want to associate with him.

Yugui didn't get angry at all when she heard this, and laughed twice and said: "I'm just Rubi's uncle, she has her own parental upbringing, except for me to help scold her when someone bullies her, I don't need me at all the rest of the time." It's your Uncle Bai, who is nearly half a hundred years old, and he doesn't run to places like Tianxianglou and Yihongyuan on weekdays. In this case, your sons and daughters will not be good! ”

Seeing this, Yubai could only shout loudly, if the quarrel continued, it would be even more difficult to end.

"Uncle Yu, Second Master Yu, long pain is better than short pain, this family business is broken!" Zhou Song got up and said.

"Daddy!" Zhou Yichen finally mustered up the courage to speak: "Let's ...... Can...... Let me ask Rubi a few words? ”

"Zhou Gongzi," a soft voice sounded from outside, and Yu Rubi walked in with the maid: "What do you have to say!" ”

The sickly lingering jade is weak and weak, not carefully decorated, but still beautiful to the heart, in fact, she has been standing outside for a long time, and she heard everyone's conversation just now.

Zhou Yichen knew that he was still interested in her, but those rumors were so unbearable that he always had to ask clearly: "Do you have anyone else in your heart?" ”

Yu Rubi shook her head slightly.

"Then Su Hachiro is indeed a thief, isn't he?" Zhou Yichen asked again.

Yu Rubi bit her lower lip and said, "She's not a thief. ”

When she answered the first question, the Yu family breathed a sigh of relief.

But her second answer surprised everyone.

"What nonsense are you talking about?! I think you're sick and confused! Yubai scolded: "Then Su Hachiro is a thief!" ”

"yes, not only stealing things, but also stealing people!" Yun sneered.

"You hate him so much, did he steal your daughter?" Cinnamon has not served anyone in the quarrel.

"My daughter wouldn't do such a thing," Yun said, "I don't know if your eldest lady dare to step on the spirit turtle?" ”

Stepping on the spirit turtle is a folk way to test a woman's chastity, if a woman wants to prove her virginity, she must step barefoot on the back of a turtle. If the shell of the turtle cracks, it means that the woman is a daughter.

If the shell does not crack, it means that the woman has lost her virginity.

This method does not work secondly, and it is very insulting in itself.

Yu Rubi's heart was like being stepped into the mud, she ignored other people's eyes and insults, just looked at Zhou Yichen and said, "You trust me?" ”

"As long as you explain to the government that Su Hachiro is a thief, I will believe you." Zhou Yichen felt that he had made a huge concession.

"This hairpin is still for the son." Yu Rubi handed the hairpin back to Zhou Yichen with both hands: "I will go to court tomorrow, women are despised, and Rubi will not affect the son." ”