Xu Fu followed the voice and turned to look, and when he saw Rong Ruo standing under the old tree with his hands in his hands, he walked over with a simple look: "Cousin Aruo." ”

Rong Ruo bowed: "Cousin." You...... What are you going to do? ”

"It's time to go and say hello to my uncle."

"Uncle?" Rong Ruo thought about it for a while, and it should be his father: "It just so happens that I'm going to greet my father too, let's go together." ”

"Okay."

"When you were at home, you went to greet your elders so early?"

"Yes, the rules at home are strict, and the morning and dusk provinces must come according to the hour, and the juniors are not allowed to sleep hard."

"Oh......" Rong Ruo thought to himself, although he was fat, he was also quite diligent. Just about to give birth to the thought of sighing to himself, he yawned when he opened his mouth, rubbed his eyes and was so sleepy that he didn't look like a person who often wakes up early.

With a big mouth, Rong Ruo raised his eyebrows and could count how many teeth he had in his mouth, so he couldn't help but shrink back and rub his nose: "Do you like the second sister?" ”

"Yes, I came to ask to marry the second lady of the Rong family."

"But do you know that this is Baining Houfu, Houfu. You're a good citizen at best. ”

"But my mother said that as long as my aunt is here, there will always be a way."

"What's the solution?"

"You can do anything, just bring people back."

Rong Ruo turned his back and thought in his heart, even if his father was willing, the second sister would definitely be unwilling, and the idea that Lu Kayuan could come up with was afraid that it was not very clean. Failed to murder himself, and hit the second sister with the idea?

Thinking of this, Rong Ruo smiled: "Feelings...... You should have heard the saying that a twisted melon is not sweet. ”

"But my mother said that having melons is better than not having melons."

"......" Rong Ruo's eyes widened, and he was so blocked by this nerd that he didn't know how to answer.

A dark fire was born from the bottom of Rong Ruo's heart, and he was about to be angry when he saw it, and a cool breeze blew through and extinguished the fire in Rong Ruo's heart: "Cousin should know that there is only one brother in my family, and that is Rong Yu of Lukayuan." However, I had a bit of an unpleasant relationship with him a few years ago, and I didn't get along very often. Fortunately, my cousin came and was willing to talk to me more. ”

"Cousin Aruo is polite."

"If you want to say that in the Hou Mansion, the top second sister I care about and can't rest assured the most." Saying that, Rong Rongruo pretended to be sad and sighed lightly: "The matter of the eldest sister has already been decided, and the second sister has not yet been settled." Yesterday, I heard that you asked to marry the second sister, to tell you the truth, I was really unwilling. ”

Xu Fu slowly lowered his head: "I understand, people say I'm stupid, and I don't look good......"

"No, the main reason is that Hengliang's hometown is too far away. As soon as the second sister left...... I'm afraid I won't see each other for a long time. ”

"It's okay, I can buy a family business in or around the imperial city, and bring your second sister to live for a while in a year and a half, or you can go to Hengliang and live with your wife and children for as long as you want."

Hearing him say this, Rong Ruo couldn't help but roll his eyes in his heart. His father hadn't said anything yet, but he felt in his heart that Rong Changning had married him.

This cousin is stupid and stupid, can he have this idea in his heart? Most of it was also taught by his mother.

Rong Ruo said to him sincerely: "What you said is the same, how can you say that we are also relatives...... Then I'll have to give you a heads-up. ”

"Cousin, please say, as long as it's about Cousin Changning, I'll keep it in mind."

"My second sister has a cold temperament and doesn't like to be lively and lively. And she was also pampered, the closer you get to her, the more she thinks you are noisy. ”

"You mean, I can't talk to Changning?"

Rong Ruo replied with a serious face: "It's not that you can't, you have to take it step by step, do you understand?" ”

"I see that my cousin Changning also doesn't want to talk or laugh. On the contrary, it was the core sister of Lukasain, who always greeted me with a smile and talked to me. ”

Saying that, Xu Fu looked depressed, and Rong Ruo heard him praising Rong Xin, but he calmed down a lot, and asked casually: "Then do you like to talk to my second sister, or talk to Rong Xin's sister?" ”

"I ......" Xu Fu cautiously raised his eyes and looked at Rong Ruo: "I don't know." ”

"You don't know? You...... How could you not know? ”

"Mother prefers Changning."

Rong Ruo nodded, knowing in her heart that everything he did was taught by her mother, and being able to come up with the idea of marrying Rong Changning was probably inseparable from Lukayuan.

At this moment, Xu Fu has a little good impression of Rong Xin, which is not a good thing, and when he entered the courtyard, Rong Ruo suddenly stopped: "Cousin, don't bother me, I'm telling you more, you must not chase the second sister and stick to the second sister at the beginning, so that she thinks you are annoying." If she gets angry and doesn't want to marry you and force her to die, her father can't do it. ”

"Oh." Xu Fu nodded twice: "I remember." ”

The two of them walked into the main courtyard and happened to bump into Rong Changning sitting on the edge of Rongchuan and drinking tea quietly.

Rong Ruo never thought that this Xu Fu was really not smart, he would believe whatever he said, he stared at Rong Changning with burning eyes yesterday, and he didn't even dare to look at it today, only listening to Rong Chuan and Rong Changning talking about the lantern offering in Haihui Temple on the fifteenth day of the first month.

Waiting for the matter to be explained, Rong Chuan stopped Rong Changning, who was about to leave; "Fifteen Imperial City Lantern Festival, you remember to take Ah Fu for a good walk."

This sentence made Rong Changning unexpected, yesterday he saw that his father didn't treat Xu Fu very well, but today he changed his tone and asked Rong Changning to have more contact with this person.

Could it be that my father also began to acquiesce in the bottom of his heart?

Rong Changning and Rong Ruo on the side glanced at each other, and they both felt a little uneasy.

The morning sun was shallow, reflecting on Rong Changning's snow-white leather jacket, making that little face even more indifferent. Whether it was Xiao Dong or Rong Ruo who was walking beside her, they didn't dare to say more than half a word.

Xu Fu followed behind and the corners of his mouth moved as if he wanted to say something, but when he thought of Rong Ruo's words in the morning, he swallowed the words back.

Several people looked very uncomfortable and were seen by Rong Xin, who was about to go to the main courtyard, and Rong Xin, who was following her, couldn't help but cower and hide behind Rong Xin when she saw Rong Ruo.

"Second sister, Brother Aruo? Look at Xu Fu behind him, who is so big that he can't stop it: "Cousin? Have you gone to say hello to your father? ”

Xu Fu originally wanted to come forward to say hello, but Rong Ruo robbed him: "Do you have something?" ”

Rong Ruo was not in a good mood, and he felt even more irritated when he saw Rong Xin's ill-intentioned smile.

"Nothing. It's just that when my father got up this morning, he told my aunt that he was a little worried that the second sister would not agree to the marriage with his cousin. ”

Rong Changning glanced at Rong Xin, and didn't want to pay attention to her, holding the stove and calling Rong Ruo: "Ah Ruo, go." ”

Then he didn't bother to say hello, leaving Xu Fu and Rong Xin standing there, and walked towards his Wanqing Courtyard, Rong Ruo followed closely behind: "What does she mean?" Could it be that my father has acquiesced in the marriage? Marry Heng Liang, and my father is willing? This is ridiculous! ”

Rong Changning gritted his teeth as he walked, since his father wronged Rong Ruo, Rong Changning didn't feel that there was anything that his father couldn't do.

Listening to Rong Xin's tone, my father rested in Lukayuan last night, and it is not surprising that there is such a change in attitude.

It seems that someone hates herself for blocking her way, and she can't wait to find someone to send her away, and she is under her control when she goes away, and she is mutually beneficial with her sister-in-law, and Aunt Xu's abacus is stable enough.

Seeing that the two were about to part ways when they arrived at the corner in front of them, Rong Changning suddenly stopped and looked back at Rong Ruo: "Xu Fu is indeed not very smart, and he is not very likable, but he is a guest, you can't play tricks on people casually." You can't play around with your temper anymore. ”

After listening to this, Rong Ruo replied again and again: "I know." ”

Rong Changning turned his head to look at Rong Ruo worriedly, his clothes were thin, and the tip of his nose was red from the cold, Rong Changning reminded: "The spring is cold, add more clothes." ”

Then he turned around and walked into his own Wanqing Courtyard.

The girls of the same age as themselves in the imperial city are either married or have a marriage contract. Even if the Xu family didn't come, Rong Changning understood that he couldn't stay at home for a few years during the mourning period, and Aunt Xu would always remind her father to send her out of the house.

If you marry yourself, what should you do?

Since she must marry, it is up to Rong Changning to have the final say, Aunt Xu wants to follow her heart, but she can't.

The maid waiting in the house was fiddling with the charcoal basin, and when she heard the footsteps outside, she hurriedly got up to carry the fried warm tea, and when Rong Changning just stepped into the threshold, she was already waiting at the door to pick up Rong Changning's leather jacket: "Miss drink tea to warm up." ”

Rong Changning nodded lightly, sat down on the side of the desk and put down the stove in his hand, Xiao Dong took out a post with inky gold patterns from his arms and handed it to Rong Changning.

The white and slender fingers caressed the fine lines on the post, opened it to see the content inside, and Rong Changning muttered softly: "On the seventeenth day of the first month, the palace will go to the banquet." ”

"Other people's posts are all red, but our house is ink."

"It's the saint's concern, put it away." After speaking, Rong Changning closed the post and handed it to Xiao Dong.

Maybe this palace banquet, Rong Changning can change something.

……

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the lantern festival in the imperial city will not be completed until the seventeenth.

Coiling dragon lanterns, grabbing the first gold, watching the war dance. The people in the imperial city flocked to the long street and the bell tower outside the Xuanyuan Gate. Under the bell tower, the red silk is a hundred roads, and the daughters of each family cover their faces and wear masks to walk on the long street to look around, and when they see a good son, they will ask their subordinates to inquire into the details, and silently remember them in their hearts.

Rong Changning went to Haihui Temple in the morning to offer lanterns, and followed the big car in the house to visit the lantern festival at night. She didn't like this kind of noise, but she followed her eldest sister to take the children and Xu Fu out for a walk in response to her father's words, and did her best for her father.

Xiao Dong prepared men's clothes early, put his hair in a jade crown for Rong Changning, and looked at the little boy in white clothes from a distance, who was not handsome.

People are crowding people, foot to foot, and if you don't pay attention to the people around you, you will squeeze out I don't know how far. In the blink of an eye, Rong Changning and Rong Ruo were separated, and even Xiao Dong disappeared.