hurriedly got dressed, and let the little maid come in to wash her face and make up.

In the mirror, the maid behind her who combed her hair was smiling at the corners of her eyes and eyebrows, and she also had a dodgy smile when she looked at her face.

"What are you doing with such a good smile early in the morning? It's not time to pay the monthly money. Duan Mulan was a little angry in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face, she just said slightly angrily.

Who knew that the little girl smiled and said, "If it is a monthly payment, I am not so happy!" What a joy this time! Maybe I got more money than I did that month. ”

Generally, the owner has to reward his subordinates for any happy events, especially those who serve him closely, and he gives more, which makes Duanmulan more sure of what she thinks.

Suddenly tears were about to fall, but she had always been dignified in front of her subordinates, and she forced her tears back in a daze.

After freshening up, I went to Sigui Pavilion, when Duanmu Qing lived here, the first thing every morning, she must have to go to see her, this is a habit for many years, and it really can't be changed.

When I walked to Sigui Pavilion, I found that there was no one here, and I couldn't help but sink more and more.

On the way back, I met a little maid, and hurriedly grabbed her and asked, "Have you seen the eldest lady?" ”

The little maid looked at her and smiled: "Why is the second lady still here, the big guys have gone to the front hall to see the dowry sent by King Luo, aren't you curious?" ”

Duanmulan seemed to have not understood for a while, and was stunned for a moment before asking, "What did you say?" King Luo sent a dowry? How...... How to ......"

The maid looked at her a little strangely, and said strangely: "Don't you know the second miss?" King Luo has come to propose! Everyone is watching the excitement! Shouldn't you, as a bride, go and see it? I just came back, and the dowry was very generous when I looked at it, but there were too many people, so I didn't squeeze in. ”

She said something, Duanmulan didn't listen, just let go in a daze, and then stumbled all the way to the front hall.

In the distance, I heard the sound of many people laughing and laughing.

Especially Baimei's voice, sharp and sharp, just say a word and a half, it makes people laugh.

When she got closer, someone had sharp eyes and saw her at a glance, and hurriedly said in a loud voice: "Second Miss is here." ”

Bai Mei hurriedly answered and said with a smile: "What kind of second lady is there, is it clearly a bride-to-be?!" ”

Then there was another burst of laughter.

She is the second lady here, and she is the protagonist of today, so naturally she will not be like that little maid who can't squeeze in, and when she is coming, someone will naturally get out of the way for her to walk in.

The front hall was originally used to entertain distinguished guests, and it was very spacious, but so many people watching the excitement and the dowry still made this spacious front hall seem a little crowded.

Sure enough, as the little maid said, there are a lot of dowries.

From the deep hall to the outside, each one was lined with a bright red flannel, and there were many, many valuable things piled up on it, as if they didn't cost money.

The morning sun sneaked in from the outside and landed on these things, shining brightly.

Duan Mulan narrowed her eyes slightly, and then she saw the man standing at the door wearing an off-white robe, who was also looking at her at this moment.

The two looked at each other like this, and their eyes contained too much emotion, and they couldn't decipher each other's meaning for a while.

Duan Mulan looked away, and then saw her sister, standing next to her brother-in-law, with a blessed smile on her face.

She knows her heart, so she will try her best to arrange all this for herself? But why is it that my heart is not as happy as I imagined? Instead, there is a heavy feeling.

Duan Mulan looked away again, and moved over the people in this hall one by one, these people were all familiar to him on weekdays, their faces were full of blessings, they were all smiling, and they were all happy.

But why can't I be happy?

Duan Mulan couldn't find the answer, she just felt dazed, and at the same time, she felt a faint sense of weight in her heart.

The man walked towards him step by step, with a smile on his face, as if he had put the sunlight outside into his eyes, until he walked in front of him, and then said softly: "Lan'er! ”

The second time, he called himself that, and the last time he was teased by Bai Mei, he apologized to himself for this title at that time, why didn't he see him for a few days, and he changed so much, he wanted to call it like this?

Meng Qing looked at her, her heart was full of joy, she finally had an answer to the things she had thought about for many days, and finally took this step, only to know how correct the conclusion she had reached.

Duan Mulan glanced up at him, then made a move that no one expected, turned around and ran.

Baimei was standing next to her, and was about to reach out to pull her, but was stopped by Duanmu Qing.

She was a little puzzled by Duanmu Qing's approach.

As soon as he turned his face, he saw that she was looking at Meng Qing, Meng Qing realized something, and immediately chased after her.

"Alright, let's help carry these things to the Sycamore Garden! In the end, it's a dowry for the second lady, and I, who is an older sister, can't swallow her things. ”

Everyone laughed when they said this, but Ah Bi asked with some worry: "Miss, I don't think the second miss looks very happy, wouldn't it be inappropriate for us to send things over like this?" ”

Before Duanmu Qing could speak, Baimei on the side knocked her on the head: "When did Miss say something wrong?" Don't hurry up and do it? Do you want to wait for your second lady to come and blame you for not taking her dowry to heart? ”

Abi was still a little hesitant, but seeing that everyone had already joined the army of moving things, he had no choice but to follow.

It's still by the pond, but the green willows in the past have all yellowed and fallen at this time, and a thick layer of fallen leaves has floated on the water surface of the pond, which looks a little sad.

Duan Mulan held on to the trunk of a willow tree and stood quietly, as if it was like the pond water in late autumn, and the waves were not alarmed.

It wasn't until footsteps began to sound behind her that her hand holding the trunk began to tremble a little.

"Lan'er!" Meng Qing took a step forward gently, and his voice was also very soft.

"Lord Wang, why are you doing this?" Although I am attached to that intimate call, reality is reality, and indulgence is a kind of **.

"What's wrong with me?" With a smile on her face, Meng Qing walked up to her and looked at her gently.

Such a gaze seems to have appeared in a dream, but it is only in a dream.

Duan Mulan calmed herself down, then turned her face to look at him seriously and said, "The prince knows that I don't like my sister to arrange a blind date for me, so he wants to help me, but how big of a difference is there when you come to propose marriage yourself?" Moreover, in this way, it is no longer me who is imprisoned, and I add you for no reason, which is really unnecessary! ”

"Why do you think that?"

"Am I wrong?" Duan Mulan looked at him and said firmly, "What should I think!" To tell the truth, the prince can treat me as a person and talk to me as a friend, this is already a great love for me, Duanmulan really doesn't dare to think about it anymore.

It's just that the prince, have you ever thought that if it is really as you do today, we will become husband and wife, whether it is from the heart or not, you have become a woman's clothes, and when the time comes, if you meet a woman you love in your heart......"

Speaking of this, she paused, it was really the pain that welled up in her heart, in fact, she knew that he would not meet any more beloved women, because he loved his sister, so he would save himself in this way.

"If you meet a woman who is as beloved as a brother-in-law loves a sister," she finally continued, "you will not be able to formally marry her, how cruel it is to her, and how unfair it is to you." ”

Meng Qing couldn't help but feel funny when he heard that he understood the meaning of her words now, but soon, he straightened his attitude again, looked at her with a smile and said, "Don't say that, I just want to ask you a question." ”

Duan Mulan looked at him blankly, and said with a somewhat helpless taste after renting: "You ask!" ”

"Do you hate me?"

"Huh?" I never thought he would ask such a question, and it took a while before shaking his head and saying, "Of course not." ”

"Okay, let me ask one more question," Meng Qing had a faint smile on her face, "Do you like me?" ”

This time, Duanmulan was a little startled, her eyes widened, and she looked at him blankly, and she didn't come back to her senses for a long time.

Meng Qing frowned and said, "Is this question so difficult to answer?" Like is like, don't like is not like, you just have something to say, I won't force you to do anything, you should know that my temper is. ”

Duan Mulan hurriedly said: "Lord Wang, this question has nothing to do with the matter we are talking about, in short, I really don't need Lord Wang to make such a sacrifice because he wants to solve my predicament."

So, I think it's better to ask the prince to take back those dowry gifts! ”

"You won't agree to my proposal?"

"I ......" Of course I wanted to agree, Duan Mulan said secretly in her heart, but she replied very calmly, "I don't agree." ”

Meng Qing felt a little hurt in his heart, but this was not enough to make him give up, so he continued to ask: "Even if I am serious, even if I say that I like you because I hope you can become my wife, and I hope that we can be like Qing'er and Junhao, you still won't agree?" ”

Duan Mulan looked at him blankly, unable to digest the meaning of his words for a while, and then replied with one word: "Ah? ”638