Zhuo Yuan had just gotten off the office, changed into home clothes and sat on the Taishi chair, and Zhuo Xiao stood opposite and replied.

Zhuo Ruoning entered the house to say goodbye, took the tea made by the girl very doggedly, and sent it clumsily.

"Why didn't you play with your sisters?" Zhuo Yuan was quite surprised by her appearance.

"As soon as I finished eating, I heard that my grandfather had returned, so I came to greet you."

Zhuo Xiao smiled: "Could it be that he caused some trouble and hid in his grandfather's place, right?" ”

Zhuo Ruoning pouted dissatisfiedly: "I'm not a troublemaker, why does the second brother always think of me in a bad way?" ”

Zhuo Yuan took a sip of tea, raised his eyes and smiled: "That's weird." ”

"I didn't live with you before, I didn't have the opportunity to serve you, and I saw other children at my grandfather's knees. Huan, I'm envious, this time I finally have a chance, of course I have to be closer to my grandfather. ”

Zhuo Ruoning pushed Zhuo Xiao away, ran behind his grandfather, picked up his little fist to beat his shoulder, and asked obediently: "Grandfather, are you comfortable?" ”

Zhuo Yuan's face was full of wrinkles, and he said slowly: "Well, there is growth, the last time you came back, you were still afraid of being born." ”

Zhuo Xiao said: "Nian Nian is a little more lively than before. ”

Zhuo Ruoning served her grandfather with all her flattery, and when they finished talking about the exam, she said, "Grandfather, I'll test your eyesight and see how many degrees of lenses you have to wear now." ”

Zhuo Yuan: "Test my eyesight?" My eyes are hard to read when I am young, and even more useless when I am old. ”

Zhuo Ruoning ran to him, took out the rope to measure the distance, and then asked Zhuo Xiao to stand in the designated place with the eyesight measurement watch as a human shelf.

"I'm trying to find a way to improve you, you are now myopic and presbyopia, and you have to change two pairs of glasses to wear."

While measuring Zhuo Yuan's eyesight, she explained the formation of myopia and presbyopia, and popularized the production principles of two kinds of lenses, and made the two stunned.

"Where did you learn this?" Zhuo Xiao said strangely, as if he didn't know the fifth sister in front of him.

Zhuo Ruoning: "Anyway, it's what I saw in the book." ”

Zhuo Xiao suspected that there were still books at home that he didn't know, "What books?" Lend it to me. ”

Zhuo Ruoning just wanted to prevaricate with amnesia, Zhuo Yuan said: "You are preparing for the exam, it is easy to be distracted by reading these miscellaneous books, if you want to read them, wait until the exam is over and ask your sister to borrow them." ”

Zhuo Ruoning nodded hurriedly: "Grandfather, it's better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books, my brother has traveled so far away, can I look around in the capital and increase my knowledge?" ”

Zhuo Yuan: "Brother Xiao is a man, you are a woman, naturally different. If you want to go out and have a long experience, when Brother Xiao'er finishes the exam, there is time to take you out to have a look, it's not impossible, but aren't you busy embroidering the dowry, how can you have time to go out? ”

"Geng Kan and I quickly dissolved the marriage contract, and we definitely don't need to embroider the dowry in recent years." Zhuo Ruoning listened to his grandfather's relief, and was secretly happy in his heart.

Zhuo Yuan didn't understand what she meant, thinking that she was sad about the divorce, and revealed: "Don't worry, listen to the emperor's meaning, I want to marry you and the Geng family." ”

"Marriage?!" Zhuo Ruoning was like a thunderbolt from the sky, "Grandfather, why does the emperor care about our family's affairs?" ”

"That day in the Qianqing Palace, didn't the emperor say that he would give you a reward? He heard that you like that kid from the Geng family, so he wants to fulfill your wish. It is a great honor for the emperor to give marriage, what are you pouting for, not satisfied? ”

"Grandfather ......"

Zhuo Xiao next to her winked at her and shook his head gently, "Grandfather, Niannian felt that this news was too sudden and couldn't react for a while. You're tired of the day, rest first, I'll take Niannian to read. ”

After speaking, he dragged Zhuo Ruoning's arm and pulled her out.

"What should I do, second brother, I don't want to marry that peacock, he attracts bees and butterflies everywhere, so that everyone will come against me." Zhuo Ruoning wailed.

Zhuo Xiao didn't expect the emperor to give them a marriage, "This matter should not be publicized, the holy decree of marriage has not yet been issued, and my grandfather is just guessing, if you make trouble, it will reach the emperor's ears, and you will blame your grandfather for vain the holy will."

"But the Holy Decree has been issued, so there is no room for this matter to be turned around, right?"

"Let me think about ......"

He hadn't come up with any solution yet, but Geng Kan came to the door to return the gold bracelet himself.

Today, Geng Kan wears a royal blue dark flower soft silk narrow-sleeved round-necked robe, tied with a blue belt, a simple body, lining his long hands and feet, heroic and extraordinary.

Seeing Zhuo Ruoning, he spoke: "The bracelet ......"

"Oops, don't talk about bracelets!" Zhuo Ruoning interrupted him irritably, pulled his sleeve and dragged him into Zhuo Xiao's study, "Something is wrong!" ”

"What's wrong?" Geng Kan was confused.

"Go inside the house and say."

The three of them went to Zhuo Xiao's study and closed the door to discuss how to solve this matter.

After listening to Zhuo Ruoning's words, Geng Kan was petrified on the spot, and said hurriedly: "When will the emperor's holy decree be issued?" I must get rid of the marriage before the decree arrives, or I will go back and tell my mother now!." ”

Zhuo Xiao held him down: "Don't worry, the emperor's marriage is to give the Marquis of Changxing and the Zhuo family a big face, I estimate that the holy decree should be read at my grandfather's birthday banquet, and there is still time to think of a way." ”

"Brother, I count on you for the happiness of the rest of my life, you must save me." Zhuo Ruoning pitifully grabbed Zhuo Xiao's clothes, and her dark eyes were full of begging.

Geng Kan's eyelids jumped, and he looked at her condescendingly: "What do you mean by this?" The Marquis Mansion of Changxing is not a mountain of swords and a sea of fire, is it so pitiful? ”

Zhuo Ruoning raised her head and glared at him: "Marrying you is jumping into the fire pit, didn't you forget how much trouble you caused me." ”

Geng Kan was stunned, thinking of the things that the county lord of Jiangdu and Xi Rong had done, and he suddenly felt a little weak.

"I'm sorry for you, and if I have the chance, I'll try my best to make amends."

Zhuo Ruoning is not a scheming and unreasonable person, seeing that he confessed, he waved his hand and did not mention it.

"If you must compensate, help me inquire about the workshop in Nanjing that polishes gemstones, which one has the best craftsmanship."

Geng Kan remembered the purpose and returned the gold bracelet to her: "I'll help you ask when I go back." Your jewelry is inconvenient for me to hold, and it is easy to cause misunderstandings. The crystal stone was originally meant to be given away, since you are useful, take it, the price is what I said casually, how much money do you have to give. ”

Zhuo Ruoning: "Then didn't I take advantage of you?" ”

"I'm a man, it's nothing to be taken advantage of, and it was I who first proposed to withdraw from the marriage, which caused harm to you, this crystal stone, it should be regarded as compensation."

"Hey, who wants you to compensate, as if I'm miserable!" Zhuo Ruoning said angrily, "If you say that five hundred taels is five hundred taels, you don't like the bracelet, then I'll change the collateral." ”

After speaking, he took the gold bracelet from his hand, lifted the skirt and ran to the room, asking Xia Sang to take out all her valuable things.

The master and servant were rummaging through the cabinets, and someone outside the door asked softly, "Xia Sang, are the five girls in the house?" ”

Xia Sang hurriedly went out to look, "Sister He'er, the fifth girl is looking for something in the house, is there anything wrong with you?" ”

The girl who called the nucleus came in to greet Zhuo Ruoning, and sent the tray in her hand to the front: "The fourth girl is idle and has nothing to do, and asks if there are any five girls who can be eye-catching." ”

There were three delicate strings on the tray, Zhuo Ruoning didn't have time to appreciate it, glanced at it and said casually: "The fourth sister is too versatile, I heard that she is outstanding in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and she can actually do handicrafts?" ”

He'er smiled: "The double-sided embroidery of the five girls is a must." ”

Zhuo Ruoning waved his hand: "After I got sick, I forgot all my previous skills." ”

Nu'er: "When you get better, you'll be able to recover your memory." ”

Zhuo Ruoning felt that this girl was very good at talking, so she said to Xia Sang: "You help me pick a good-looking one." ”

Taking advantage of Xia Sang's selection, He'er asked: "When I went to the main courtyard, I saw someone coming in and out of the second young master's study, are there any guests?" ”

"Well, the second son of the Marquis of Changxing is here." Zhuo Ruoning replied casually, and after speaking, she suddenly remembered that she wanted to help Geng Kan chase the fourth sister, and the light bulb above her head lit up: "Fourth sister, do you want to go over to play?" ”

"No, no," He'er hurriedly refused, "The fourth girl is learning embroidery from the eldest girl, she asked me to ask, if you are idle, do you want to learn together?" ”

Zhuo Ruoning has never even touched the embroidery needle, but she is quite curious about the girl's work. She selected a pair of jade pendants that looked very high-end, wrapped them in a handkerchief, and said to He'er: "Another day, there is something going on these days." ”

He'er hesitated, and after a long time, he said, "Are you angry with the fourth girl?" ”

Zhuo Ruoning asked her what she meant, and He'er said: "I didn't even look at you when I sent you, and I didn't agree to invite you to be a female celebrity, so avoiding the four girls, isn't it angry?" ”

Zhuo Ruo hurriedly denied: "No, no, I really have something, I will play with the fourth sister at night." ”

"The fourth girl said that she and you are sisters, and she will never do anything to be sorry for you, and I hope you don't listen to rumors."

Zhuo Ruoning was completely stunned, and asked Xia Sang with her eyes.

Xia Sang smiled, and said in his words: "Since the four girls have said so, please pay more attention to her words and deeds in the future, my girl doesn't blame her, but she can't stop others from chewing the root of her tongue." ”

Zhuo Ruoning's eyes turned between the two of them, and she didn't know what kind of dumb riddle she was playing: "What's wrong with the fourth sister?" ”

Xia Sang stopped her with his eyes: "Don't worry about it, I'll tell you." ”

She turned to He'er and said earnestly: "After all, the fourth girl is not engaged yet, if there is any gossip, it will damage her reputation." ”

He'er's face flushed with shame, he bit his lip and curtsied, turned and left.

Xia Sang rolled his eyes at her back, and said mockingly: "Even if you withdraw from the marriage, the four girls won't get any benefits, how can there be a reason to retire your sister and set your sister, don't you want the face of our Zhuo Mansion?" ”

Zhuo Ruoning realized what kind of verbal fight the two of them were fighting, and she was so angry that she wanted to catch Xia Sang and beat her.