Mei Xiaoren looked at it, and could see a looming shadow, like a fairy living in a fairyland.

She was amazed at first when she saw it, and when she approached it, she lifted the curtain and saw a woman sitting on a wooden platform near the water, holding a bamboo tube in her hand to scoop the mountain spring water flowing into the pond, and then pouring the spring water into an iron kettle and boiling it on a charcoal fire.

Wearing a pale blue cloak, his posture is particularly elegant against the backdrop of the veil, and his every move is gentle and slow, like a quiet orchid hidden in the clouds and mist.

The maid said: "Girl, this Mei Gongzi is a friend of a university scholar, come and see the girl." ”

Xiuyu slowly rolled her eyes, and bowed her head: "Mei Gongzi is good." ”

Before Mei Xiaoren could take a closer look at Xiuyu, he moved his place and sat behind a veil.

Xiuyu got up and bowed lightly through the veil, "Xiuyu is a scholar, so it is inconvenient to entertain guests in person, and I hope that the son will forgive me." ”

"Understand, girl, please."

Xiuyu sat down slowly, raised her head and pointed to the futon opposite the veil, "Mei Gongzi, please." ”

Mei Xiaoren only sighed that there are people outside the world, and this Xiuyu girl is much better than the confidants who the scholars found before. He is knowledgeable, polite and courteous in his words and deeds, and the key is that he is still beautiful......

Compared with this woman, Mrs. Wei is good in their own way, but their "goodness" is completely different. If a man likes one, it should be difficult for him to fall in love with the other.

Mei Xiaoren sat down in the past, and her eyebrows were faintly visible through the veil, subtle and delicate, more watery than the girls in the south of the Yangtze River, which was not the same as she had imagined at first.

The inkstone waiter stood next to him and said: "Miss Xiuyu, this Mei Gongzi is the master's best friend, the master explained, what Mei Gongzi asked, the girl answered truthfully." ”

"Yes."

Xiuyu's voice is like a yellow warbler out of the valley, and if this throat sings, it can probably sing people's hearts.

Xiuyu was curious: "I don't know what the son wants to ask?" ”

Mei Xiaoren smiled, "Actually, it's nothing, why is the scholar annoyed these days, presumably the girl knows that I am both a friend and his subordinate of the scholar, and I should share his worries, but the scholar said that he was drunk that day, and he can't remember what happened, Miss Xiuyu can know why the lady of the scholar is angry?" ”

"Recently, Jin'er told me, for Mrs. ......" Xiuyu lowered her eyes and sighed lightly, "Xiuyu is very guilty in her heart, Xiuyu is not good, and she has not repaid the grace of the scholar, which has made the scholar and Mrs. have a dislike because of me." ”

"The girl is in a quiet place, and I don't know that the rumors outside are like a rain, if the girl really feels ashamed and wants to repay the kindness of the scholar, she will tell the story of that day, and I will do my best to help the scholar through this turmoil after knowing the truth."

Xiu Yu frowned, and slowly remembered, "That day...... On that day the scholar came to visit me, and listened to me play the harp, and then we were on the drinking order, but the lady suddenly broke in, and when she saw me rubbing the corner of the forehead for the scholar to sober up, she was furious, and drew her sword, and said that she would kill me......"

When Xiuyu said this, she became more and more sad, and lowered her head a little timidly.

"And then, did the girl get hurt?"

Xiuyu shook her head and opened her lips: "It was the scholar who stopped Madame, but he had an argument with Madame, which made Madame even more angry." ”

"Just an argument?"

Xiuyu raised her hand and pointed to the corner of the wooden platform, "They pushed there, Madame didn't stand firm, she fell into the pond, fortunately, the water was not deep, Madame was just soaking wet, and after going ashore, she left angrily." ”

Mei Xiaoren turned her eyes to look at the place where Xiuyu pointed, the water in the pond was crystal clear, and she roughly estimated that the depth of the water should only reach her knees.

When she looked there, the water in the pot was boiling. Xiuyu made tea in a pot and served the tea on the low table next to the veil, "Childe, please use tea." ”

"Thank you." Mei Xiaoren picked up the teacup, his fingertips noticed that the tea was hot, and he was not in a hurry to drink it.

With her teacup in hand, she got up and walked to the corner to check, trying to recreate the situation in her mind.

It rained in the middle of the night yesterday, and there were water droplets under the eaves from time to time, and a drop just dropped into the teacup, and the hot tea splashed on Mei Xiaoren's hand, she let go of her hand in pain, and the teacup fell to the ground.

Xiuyu was busy concerned: "Has the son been injured?" ”

"Don't get in the way, it's rude to make the girl laugh."

Mei Xiaoren leaned over to pick up the porcelain cup in the teahouse, his eyes stayed on the water trail for a moment, and then stood up quietly, returned the teacup, and said goodbye to Xiuyu.

Xiuyu just stood up and bowed to each other, never leaving the veil half a step from beginning to end.

Mei Xiaoren sat in the carriage and thought quietly.

A woman who cares so much about her reputation should be well educated, what makes her willing to give up her reputation and live in a house that a married man has bought for her?

What made her know that after the couple had a dislike for her, she said that she was guilty, but in fact, instead of explaining, she still lived in this "golden house" and refused to leave?

Mei Xiaoren looked at her plainly dressed and gentle, she really didn't look like a person who was greedy for vanity, that is...... Love?

The word "love" is not easy to say, if it loves so much that it doesn't want to regress and become perfect, then what you want to think about is to take it away, otherwise you won't leave here, and you won't say a word watching the conflict between husband and wife, what do you want?

The carriage came back from the suburbs, and Mei Xiaoren asked Yantai to drive to the Drunken Immortal Residence. On the way, she saw a mansion that she hadn't noticed before-the Zhenguo General's Mansion.

This Zhenguo general is the victorious general that Wei Fu said, he is from the same door as General Zhu, he is General Zhu's senior brother, and he was once the god of war who was extremely respected by the people of the world.

But somehow, the god of war was charged with "collaborating with the enemy and treason", so the glory was gone, and the mansion became such a barren and overgrown appearance.

As for where the general of Zhenguo went, no one said it, and Mei Xiaoren knew that the general had no way to live from the four words "collaborating with the enemy and treason".

Drunken Immortal Residence.

Mei Xiaoren got out of the car and entered. She owes the prime minister a favor, and she can't pay it off in the next life, and she still has to invite her to get drunk for three days.

To her surprise, Chu Yu was not the only one waiting in the private room.

The university scholar claimed to take leave to recuperate at home, and his ears didn't hear anything outside the window, so he came to the drunken immortal residence to drink wine after a day.

Presumably, it's not that the scholar has seen it, but he is also concerned about what happened that day, waiting for her to give a reply.

Mei Xiaoren deliberately slowed down, attracting the eyes of the Wei scholars to follow her, which confirmed her guess.

Before she could sit down, the scholar asked, "Brother Mei, how is it?" ”

"Miss Xiuyu is really beautiful in the world, knowledgeable and gentle, no wonder the university scholar is interested in running to the outskirts of the city to play the piano and sing with her."

Wei Shuying beckoned, "It doesn't matter, did she say it, what happened that day?" ”

Mei Xiaoren sat down and looked at Wei Shuying seriously, "Before I answer your question, I have to ask the scholar first, since you want to know, why don't you just ask Xiuyu?" ”