In response to Zhang Lan, there was the sound of a tea cup hitting the ground and shattering.

Zhang Lan looked up at the angry British Duchess, pursed his mouth, and looked at the British Duchess pleadingly.

If there is anyone in the family who can persuade the anger of the British Duchess, the British Duchess is the first, followed by Zhang Xi.

But the British duchess just shook her head at Zhang Lan, sighed helplessly, and made her position clear.

Zhang Lan had no choice but to quit after bearing the angry reprimand of the British public.

……

Li Mansion, Zhang Xi is learning to do needlework.

Last time, she asked her sister-in-law Lin to learn needlework as an excuse, waiting for the help of her eldest brother Li Zisong, although Li Zizhen later came forward to solve it for her, but Zhang Xi has always been thoughtful, and she is more grateful to Li Zizhen, so this dress still has to be made.

Not long after this stitch, Lan Xin came to report and said: "The fourth prince is here, and now he is going to the room to greet his wife, and he will come over in a while." ”

Li Zongbing, Li Zisong and other nephews, after interceding for Zhang Lan, set off for Liaodong - I was really worried that Zhang Gui would suddenly "turn against the water", and Zhang Gui would do something in the Liaodong Army in a fit of anger.

As soon as Zhang Xi was distracted, a needle under his hand pierced his fingertips, and red blood beads suddenly appeared.

Zhang Xi took a breath, and hurriedly used his mouth to snort the blood beads, and asked urgently, "Brother Lan?" What is he doing at this time? ”

Lan Xin shook her head and replied, "The slave doesn't know. As soon as the fourth son came, he went directly to the upper room to meet his wife. It was a letter from the little maid next to him, and the slave asked, but he couldn't understand it. ”

Zhang Xi put away the needle and thread, got up and dressed up, and said, "Let's go, let's go to the room and have a look." ”

Zhang Lan was able to solve it as soon as possible when he played it, thanks to the help of his father-in-law Li Zongbing in the court at a critical time. Zhang Lan came to the house this time to thank him - the father-in-law and eldest brother who helped were not there, so it was the same to express to his mother-in-law, Mrs. Li.

Since it is to thank you, it is not good for her, the sister and daughter-in-law, not to come forward to thank her. After all, in the eyes of outsiders who don't know the truth, Li Jiaken helped because she married Li Zizhen.

Lan Xin immediately stepped forward to serve.

However, as soon as the master and servant were halfway there, they ran into Zhang Lan, who was walking quickly.

"Sister!" Zhang Lan greeted him with a smile.

Zhang Xi pulled him up and asked, "Why are you here at this time?" I didn't send anyone to inform me in advance. ”

Zhang Lan smiled and said, "Let's go in and talk." ”

Zhang Xi was right when he thought about it, the inside story of General Li Bing's coming forward to help was really not good to say outside, so he turned around and went back to the courtyard with Zhang Lan.

The two siblings sat down in the flower hall.

"Isn't my brother-in-law at home?" Zhang Lan didn't see Li Zizhen left and right, so he asked with a smile.

Zhang Xi glared at him, looked up and pointed to the sky outside, and said, "Do you think that your brother-in-law is idle day by day and has nothing to do, and he has gone into trouble?" He is now on an errand in front of His Majesty, and he is very busy! ”

As Li Zizhen became more and more important to the emperor, even her status in this mansion also rose, although she was not as good as the eldest sister-in-law Lin, but she was not worse than other husbands with outstanding military achievements.

The Son of Heaven is close to the ministers, sometimes a sentence is worth a lot of military feats!

Speaking of which, this is all thanks to Huang Yi'an's original suggestions and recommendations......

Zhang Xi thought about it, and his eyes fell back on Zhang Lan.

It's a pity......

Zhang Xi shook his head, drove away those regrets in his heart, and asked Zhang Lan: "You came to the door so suddenly, but to thank you?" Then you should send someone to tell me in advance, I can go to the room with you, and it seems that we are ......."

Before Zhang Xi finished speaking, he was stopped by Zhang Lan's stunned face.

It seems that Zhang Lan is not here to thank you.

Zhang Xi frowned and asked, "It seems that I guessed wrong." Why did you come this time? ”

After all, they are sisters and brothers who grew up together, Zhang Lan has always been sticky to her, what he thinks in his heart, Zhang Xi can know it at a glance without saying anything, at least he can guess it.

Judging from Zhang Lan's embarrassed expression, he was afraid that something was going on.

Zhang Xi was suddenly anxious, and without waiting for Zhang Lan to answer, he immediately asked urgently: "But what happened at home?" ”

Zhang Lan sighed, drooped his shoulders, and responded in a low voice: "It's okay, I was reprimanded by my father and kicked out......"

The pitiful appearance made Zhang Xi unbearable to ask any more.

Zhang Xi slowed down his tone and asked, "Why did your father reprimand you?" ”

When Zhang Lan asked, he glanced at Zhang Xi quickly, immediately got up, hugged his fists and bowed deeply, and pleaded: "For the matter of marrying Miss Liu as his wife." Please help me! ”

Zhang Xi stood up angrily, pointed at Zhang Lan and asked, "It's for this Liu girl again!" She has brought such a disaster to the family, and you still want to marry her! What the hell do you think?! ”

Not to mention that her father was angry, she was so angry when she heard it that she couldn't immediately drive Liu Ying'er, who was so charming that Zhang Lan was dizzy, out of the capital immediately!

"Sister, don't be busy getting angry first, Miss Liu is not what you imagined." Zhang Lan hurriedly defended, "You should at least listen to me first, and then decide!" Miss Liu, she ......"

Lan Xin had already withdrawn from the flower hall when the two sisters and brothers were arguing, sent all the idlers away, and personally guarded the door, not letting anyone approach.

Zhang Xi looked at Zhang Lan's appearance of hurriedly defending Liu Ying'er, she only felt very dazzling, and before Zhang Lan finished speaking, she interrupted coldly: "I don't care how good this Liu girl is." I only ask you, when Sister An was appointed in the palace, why didn't you jump out and fight for it like this? ”

Zhang Lan was speechless.

He thought that this matter was over, and kept telling himself that everything was over, but it turned out that this was not the case. When Zhang Xi questioned him, his first reaction was not to argue, but to feel distressed, suffocating, although the pain did not haunt him for long.

Zhang Lan hung his shoulders weakly and asked, "Sister, do you think I had room to fight for at that time?" I'm not just myself, I'm part of the British government, if I ...... What about the family? ”

Zhang Xi didn't answer and asked: "Then you interceded for her father and brother regardless of Liu Ying'er, and when you affected your family, why didn't you see you obeying your father's dissuasion for the sake of your family?" ”

"I'm for justice,......" Zhang Lan opened his mouth to argue, but his voice became smaller and smaller under Zhang Xi's gaze, and he gradually became unheard.

Zhang Xi's gaze, which seemed to see through everything, suddenly made Zhang Lan understand that although he was writing for justice, he may not be selfless.

Maybe when Liu Ying'er came out for the first time to relieve him and plant plough, or when Liu Ying'er blocked the knife for him under the moon, or when Liu Ying'er faced the court's interrogation and begged him to give in and protect himself...... The girl who was thinking about him wholeheartedly had already entered his heart little by little.

That's why when he left, he asked Liu Ying'er if he was willing to go with him, and when Zhang Wei asked him to recommend the representative of the captured and rebelled generals, he did not hesitate to choose Liu's father and son - Liu's father and son came to Beijing, Liu Ying'er's follower was justified, and it was possible to stay in the capital with his father and brother for a long time......

Zhang Lan raised his head and replied softly and seriously: "Sister, I figured it out, she is very good, I used to like it very much, and I hope to grow old with her."

"But that kind of liking is about like the smoke of the spring scene when you are young and frivolous, gorgeous and dazzling, but it is fleeting, which makes people feel awe-inspired. Perhaps, at some point in the future, when I encounter such a spring scene again, it will still evoke ripples in my heart, but it will not interfere with my life.

"And Miss Liu is like the well water in the house, accompanying me and nourishing me day after day, she may not be so important in your eyes, but she has unconsciously integrated into my blood and bones.

"Therefore, I have never worked hard to keep that spring scene, but I am willing to fight for the company and infiltration of my well water!

"Sister, I want to stay with Miss Liu for the rest of my life, have children, and grow old together! Whether my father and mother agree or not, I am willing to work hard for it! ”