The ancient lady was ordered to give gifts and spread the word. The task was completed, and she chatted with Xie Mulin for a while, and then she was about to leave.

It was still early now, and she still had time to go back to the city and ask to see Aunt Li Yaozhi at the Zhuguo General's Mansion. I remember that I inquired about the news before, Mrs. Xiao's Qiao is going to take her daughter Xiao Lin into the palace to see Concubine Xiao today, and she will not come back until at least in the afternoon. Therefore, if the ancient lady moves fast enough, she can still leave the house before Mrs. Xiao goes home, and avoid the bad temper that this noble lady may have. It is rare to have a direct conversation with Miss Xie Er for such a long time today, and Mrs. Gu really wants to share all her impressions and feelings with Aunt Li.

Xie Mulin politely sent people all the way out of the door, and when she turned around and closed the door, she couldn't help but wipe a handful of sweat.

Although Gu Niangzi only had a good relationship with Xiao Rui's biological mother, Aunt Li, and was not Xiao Rui's relatives and elders, Xie Mulin was still a little nervous when facing her. The other party spoke so bluntly, it seemed to be understandable how Xiao Rui's habit of speaking too frankly from time to time made her difficult to resist. Do the elders around him speak so unobstructedly when facing the juniors they like? She really hasn't confirmed her relationship with Xiao Rui yet!

Xie Mulin returned to his room with the small box given by Xiao Rui, and before he opened the box to see what was inside, he saw Cuijiao and Xiangtao curiously probing their brains, and exchanged a look of unknown meaning with each other from time to time.

Xie Mulin knew that Fang Cai Cuijiao had been standing beside him, and he must have listened to all the words of the ancient lady. Although Xiangtao just stayed outside the door and did not enter the house, it was difficult to ensure that she did not hear a word. What's more, the relationship between the two girls has become more and more intimate recently, in case they talk about information in private......

Xie Mulin coughed and scolded the two girls and went out: "Don't even look at it!" It's a gift for me! Also, don't tell people what you know, you can't hold it back, just talk about it in front of me, and don't let others listen! ”

Cuijiao covered her mouth and smiled: "I know, why don't we wait until the second son of Xiao comes to the door to propose, and the old lady nods and agrees again, and we can lift the ban!" She also patted Xiangtao's shoulder, "Sister, don't worry, even Sister Li'er, the big girl in our courtyard, doesn't know about the girl yet, you have already met the people under the son." I can't tell you too much for the time being, anyway, you just need to remember that Xiao Ergongzi will be our uncle in the next eight achievements, and he can't be offended. We waited around the girl, and we had to learn to be smart. ”

Although the details are not clear, you can guess a rough idea. She has more confidence in Xie Mulin, and she is not afraid that the second girl will also be as foolish as the third girl, so she only said: "The second girl should be careful, don't let yourself suffer." ”

Xie Mulin smiled slightly: "It's okay, he's not here at all, maybe he's thousands of miles away from me right now, and he won't be able to come back for a year and a half." ”

Peach couldn't help but show a sullen expression, and Cuijiao pulled her out of the house with a smile. Although I can't say too much, some simple and important information can still be revealed, such as Xiao Rui's plan to go to the north to earn military merits first, find a better official position to improve his status, and go to the Xie family to marry his sweetheart. But she had to find a corner where no one was around, lest anyone else eavesdrop.

Xie Mulin was the only one left in the room, and she carefully looked outside the window to see that no one was passing by, and then she walked to the edge of the bed and sat down, turned her back to the direction of the window, and opened the small box.

The box was small, lined with a sumptuous red brocade, and a white jade ring in the center was more prominent. Xie Mulin picked up the ring and took a closer look, and found that it was made of high-grade mutton fat white jade, the whole body was flawless, the texture was warm, and there was a faint warmth in his hand.

Xiao Rui: This is ...... Gave her a ring?!

Xie Mulin blinked, and his cheeks couldn't help but turn red again. She wondered if Xiao Rui knew what it meant for a boy to give a girl's ring? Although she was already a little moved by Xiao Rui, she only allowed the other party's pursuit, but did not officially agree to his proposal! Isn't it too fast for him to give her the ring now?

Or...... Rings have different meanings in ancient times, which are not the same as the meanings in modern ordinary people's concepts?

Xie Mulin caught a glimpse of a note in the gap on the side of the box, so he pulled it out and found that a small poem was written on it in hairpin: twisting the ring, lovesick and reminiscent of the ring. May you always keep playing, and there is no end to the cycle.

She had a vague impression of this poem, as if it had been included in "All Tang Poems". In the past, when I was in college, the boyfriend of a female classmate in the same class gave her a silver ring, and the attached small card was written on this poem. Unexpectedly, it would be her turn to receive this poem today, but it was accompanied by a valuable white jade ring.

So...... Xiao Rui gave her a ring, did she hope that she could play with it often and miss him as a gift giver with the ring?

Xie Mulin pursed his lips and smiled, tried to pick up the white jade ring, and put it into the middle finger of his left hand, but he didn't expect the size to be just right, not loose or tight. This ring should be custom-made, right? How would Xiao Rui know what size her fingers were?!

This guy is really scheming deeper than she imagined!

But...... Forget it, for the sake of his dedication and sincerity, she should be kind to him.

In the future, she will either not wear this white jade ring, or she will wear it on the middle finger of her left hand. Unmarried, but in love, the meaning of this finger is just right for her right now, isn't it?

There was a commotion in the direction of the front yard. Xie Mulin woke up from his contemplation, listened carefully, and found that it seemed that the eldest brother Xie Xianzhi had brought the eldest sister Xie Yinghui back, and quickly took off the white jade ring, put it back in the small box, and carefully put it into her own makeup box, a small drawer that could be locked, and she solemnly put the key in her purse, then looked in the mirror to confirm that there was nothing unusual about her appearance, and then got up and went out.

Xie Yinghui looked a little better than when they met a few days ago, but she still showed a sense of paleness and exhaustion. Her injured hand was covered by long sleeves under her eyes, and the injury was not visible, but her movements as she walked seemed a little stiff, unnatural, as if accommodating something. Even when Lu Qi helped her, she specially avoided the injured arm and didn't dare to touch it.

Xie Yinghui went directly into the backyard with the support of Lu Qi, and the luggage or something was handed over to Xie Xianzhi to command the girl-in-law at home to unload the car. Probably because Ma Yurong and the eldest princess of Yongning gave her a lot of things, the bags she brought when she came back were obviously much thicker than when she went.

Some of the subordinates of the Ma family also obeyed the orders of their masters and drove the carriage all the way back to send Xie Yinghui and Xie Xianzhi's brothers and sisters back. After they finished unloading their luggage, finished their polite words, and politely said goodbye, Xie Xianzhi came to the backyard where his sisters lived while wiping his sweat.

At this time, Xie Yinghui had already sat down in her room. She looked up at her brother, then at her second sister, and suddenly burst into tears.

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