"Why? Falling in love, matching family backgrounds, the two of you should be a good couple. ”

Zheng Lingyi's words, accompanied by the melancholy and sad timbre of the erhu, are particularly unconvincing.

Shen Qin felt that it was a very hypocritical thing to sigh in front of Zheng Lingyi that he was in a difficult situation.

If it weren't for Wu Zhi's competitiveness, and his sincere love for Zheng Lingyi, Zheng Lingyi's marriage would not know what it would be like to be practiced by his mother-in-law.

No matter how difficult she is, Princess Ping is always her mother-in-law, although her brother and sister-in-law are not capable people, they have never had any bad intentions, they always speak kindly, and they always think about her little sister when they get something fresh.

As for Shen Gui, the brother who is the closest to Shen Qin's age, he loves her even more since she was a child, Shen Qin has never tried it, and he is wary of what kind of taste his relatives are like.

"Sister, why don't you speak?" Shen Qin's long silence did not make Zheng Lingyi lose patience, but only made her more worried.

Shen Qin is not good at confiding her heart to others, she has not had a few girlfriends since she was a child, and she has only met a Zheng Lingyi at her current age, and she doesn't know where to start with many words.

"My father and the Chen family did not deal with it very well during his lifetime, when the imperial grandfather was there, my father ate a lot of twists and turns of the Chen family, and accumulated grievances, although now because of the good situation of the Chen family, and had to make friends, but after all, it is only a relaxation on the scene. Want to marry the Chen family? I'm afraid that my father will jump out of the grave and scold me for being unfilial. ”

The two of them were immersed in the deafening applause outside, as if they had covered their hearts with a hazy fog, and they were not so embarrassed to talk.

"You're not your father, how do you know he thinks that?" Zheng Lingyi said a word, so that Shen Qin couldn't answer.

She thought for a moment and said, "Don't mention the deceased first, and my mother will not either." ”

"Did you spy on her?" Zheng Lingyi said again.

Shen Qin shook his head and said, "Why bother spying on things that you could have guessed a long time ago?" ”

These worries are not valid in Zheng Lingyi's heart, or rather, he didn't even try, how could he make himself sigh all day long?

"Sister Shen, I thought you were hearty and straightforward, how could it be your turn to be so soft."

Zheng Lingyi couldn't bear to see Shen Qin and Chen Zhu miss it like this, so he spoke more straightforwardly, "You have to ask the last question, you haven't even earned it, so why give up?" ”

Shen Qin pressed her eyes with a handkerchief, wiped away the tears that had not yet flowed first, she avoided Zheng Lingyi's gaze, and said with some annoyance: "I haven't asked, but the Chen family is already showing him the people next to him." ”

"What, this news? How do you know? ”

If this is true, there will be a chance for Zheng Ling to give Chen Zhu an opinion next time, and he will definitely not be able to hold back his disdain.

"When my mother was gossiping, she said that the grandchildren of the Chen family were going to discuss marriage, and she wanted to use this to urge me to marry." Shen Qin said.

Because of this, Chen Zhu wanted to see her before entering the examination room, but was refused.

Zheng Lingyi chewed on Princess Ping's words repeatedly, and said uncertainly: "Sister, the princess only said grandchildren, not men and women, right?" ”

Shen Qin nodded, saw Zheng Lingyi smiled, blinked, and seemed to have something to taste.

"Sister Chen is also the age when it is time to get married, how do you know that the princess is not talking about her? Besides, the princess heard in her ears that it was the marriage of her daughter's family, so she would use this to urge you, if it was a man's family, the princess probably wouldn't have thought of this. ”

Shen Qin listened to Zheng Lingyi's analysis, and gradually blushed, but still said stiffly: "Who knows if my mother concubine is like my sister?" ”

Zheng Lingyi didn't speak, only ate pastries and looked at her with a smile, and occasionally made a beat with the cheers outside.

After a while, Shen Qin said with some regret, "I didn't see him, and I don't know if it will make him unhappy and miss the exam." ”

"Brother Chen's brother is really good, the county lord doesn't have to worry about these meaningless thoughts, just wait for the next time they meet him, and the two will discuss the marriage. Although the two of you have the same heart, the two families must have an explanation. ”

Shen Qin listened to Zheng Lingyi's words, nodded frequently, and suddenly heard someone knocking on the door, thinking that it was two maids coming back, Zheng Lingyi smiled and said, "Why are you polite today?" Still not coming in yet? ”

A woman's chuckle came from outside the door, somewhat familiar, but by no means two servants.

Pushing the door in, it was Chen Rao.

"Sister Chen." Zheng Lingyi hurriedly got up, blessed her, and said, "I'm used to joking with the maids, sister, don't blame." ”

Chen Rao shook her head with a light smile, and said to Shen Qin Yifu with some surprise: "How did the county lord and Sister Zheng sit together." ”

Zheng Lingyi heard her words and felt a little strange, when she was just asking for pastries, the maid said it very clearly.

Chen Rao should have known that it was Zheng Lingyi and Shen Qin in this elegant seat, and she shouldn't be surprised.

Shen Qin's face was inexplicably red, but there was charcoal burning in this private room, and he always thought it was hot, and no one thought it was strange.

"The two of us hit it off at the palace banquet, and our temperaments were also interesting." Shen Qin spoke hurriedly to Chen Rao, obviously a little nervous.

"I'm glad to be appreciated by the county lord." Zheng Lingyi said playfully, throwing a word introduction to Shen Qin.

Shen Qin was relieved and said casually: "Don't look at her quietly, she is a pimp in her bones." ”

Chen Rao knew that Zheng Lingyi was unusual since she was at the Flying Flower Banquet in Ding Mansion, but the more unusual it was, the more it was pressing.

The three of them are of the same age, and after a few jokes, the atmosphere is much more harmonious.

Chen Rao was familiar with Zheng Lingyi, so she sat down next to her, directly opposite Shen Qin.

Shen Qin is not a long-sleeved person who is good at dancing, so he doesn't know what to say at this time, or Zheng Lingyi said with a smile: "Sister Chen's persimmon cake tastes good?" ”

I saw that Chen Rao's maid asked for a plate of persimmon cake, so Chen Rao should have tasted it.

"It's soft and sweet, and there is no astringency at all."

If ordinary people don't like to eat persimmons, most of them don't like the astringency that makes the root of the tongue hard, and the persimmon cake of the fairy ear rarely removes the astringency, no wonder Shen Qin highly recommends it.

Chen Rao said, looked at Shen Qin again, and saw that there were no jewelry on her earlobes, wrists and necks, only a plain hosta on her temples, her eyes stared for a moment, and then smiled: "The county lord doesn't seem to like jewelry very much?" ”

Shen Qin subconsciously stretched out his hand to block the hosta, his eyes flashed, and he looked at Chen Rao again, and said: "I used to practice martial arts, and I didn't have the habit of wearing jewelry. ”

"Generous and elegant, it is indeed suitable for the temperament of the county lord." Chen Rao praised and asked, "Is the county lord's kung fu very good?" ”

"My brother said I was a three-legged cat's kung fu, but ordinary people are not my opponents."

Shen Qin said, clenching her fists and making a gesture, she was a little flustered, and suddenly she couldn't hold back her fist, and the tiger fist wind fell on Chen Rao's face, causing her ears to move.

Seeing this, Chen Rao's maid was startled, and almost fell on the table to block it, but fortunately, Chen Rao raised her hand to stop her, but Chen Rao herself was not frightened, but her eyes widened slightly.

"Ah, sorry, sorry, didn't scare, did you?" Shen Qin hurriedly said.

Chen Rao looked at her and shook her head slowly, bent her eyes and smiled: "The county lord is really fast-talking, different. ”

Her gaze contained the taste of scrutiny, but it was not annoying, as if she just wanted to understand Shen Qin as a person.

Shen Qin likes to be straightforward when interacting with people, he doesn't like polite words, and he can't always get to the point, it is precisely because of this temperament that he and Zheng Lingyi agreed.

As for Chen Rao, Zheng Lingyi and her are only general friends at the moment, but she has a good impression of Chen Rao, and she can feel the integrity and decency in her character.

Today, Chen Rao took the initiative to come to talk, although she also talked and laughed with Zheng Lingyi, but Zheng Lingyi faintly felt that her trip seemed to be to make friends with Shen Qin.

Zheng Lingyi didn't get angry because of this, but he just thought it was very interesting.

Chen Rao and Shen Qin became interested, it can't be for no reason, right?

Chen Daxue himself is admired in the court, and he is in-law with Prime Minister Lin Cheng's mansion, Chen Rao, as his only granddaughter, naturally does not have to please Shen Qin.

So if Chen Rao wants to understand Shen Qin, it must be out of sincerity, or maybe it is influenced by others?

At the gate of the Gongyuan that day, Chen Rao came to see off Chen, which shows that the two of them have a good relationship between brothers and sisters.

If the love is to the point where there is nothing to say, maybe Shen Qin will not see Chen Zhi recently, Chen Zhi is depressed in his heart, and tells Chen Rao what is on his mind, then Chen Rao's closeness today is logical.

Zheng Lingyi thought of this, quietly glanced at Chen Rao, and saw that she was carrying Shen Qin's palm, looking at the calluses in her palm and marveling.

Zheng Lingyi was eating pastries, but she didn't think about it very seriously, and she probably didn't expect that she really guessed Chen Rao's thoughts.

Shen Qin is actually a very shy person, as soon as Chen Rao let go, she shrank back a little impatiently, and glared at Zheng Lingyi angrily, as if she was blaming her for just eating pastries and not talking.

Shen Qin was obviously closer to Zheng Lingyi, Chen Rao followed her gaze to Zheng Lingyi, and said very naturally: "It's always Sister Zheng who calls you, and now you got married earlier than the two of us." ”

Zheng Lingyi pursed her lips and smiled, and a little sly leaned into Chen Rao's ear and whispered a few words to her.

Shen Qin looked at Chen Rao, who had always been steady, and gradually blushed, and was very curious about the whispers of the two of them.

"Little splash, in the end, I got married, and there is no one to keep my mouth open." Chen Rao pinched the handkerchief and nodded Zheng Lingyi's nose, and said, "It's just that my mother has picked a few satisfactory people to look at, but the eight characters haven't been skimmed yet, don't talk nonsense." ”

Zheng Lingyi nodded and glanced at Shen Qin again.

Shen Qin picked up the tea bowl and hid the smile on her face, but the smile had leaked out of her eyes.

"I'm not in a hurry about my marriage, but after my brother gets famous, I have to worry about him." Chen Rao said to Zheng Lingyi with a smile, and then turned to Shen Qin, his eyes had a deep meaning, which was almost explicit.

"Ahem! Ahem, ahem! Ahem! Shen Qin was careless and choked on the tea.