There is still a place to shoot away from Wanshouguan, Li Ran told the coachman to stop, she has to walk for a while.

The coachman did not make a sound, and, as usual, led the horse, and followed ten or twenty paces behind.

There were still four or five steps away from the noodle shop at the mouth of the alley, and Xie Ze, dressed in white, greeted him from the opposite side of the noodle shop.

Li Ran stood still, looked up slightly at Xie Ze, who was approaching a few steps, and smiled brightly.

Xie Ze stood in front of Li Ran, looked down at Li Ran, who was exuding joy, the corners of his mouth seemed to be pulled up, and he raised his hand and stretched out in front of Li Ran.

Li Ran lowered her head, looked at Xie Ze's hand, and the four red and ripe apricots in the palm of her hand, and looked up at Xie Ze in surprise, Xie Ze sent it forward, signaling that Li Ran was for her.

Li Ran took the apricots one by one and held them in her hands, and when these four apricots came to her hands, they were not only in the palm of her hand, but full of hands.

The red apricots are very beautiful.

Xie Ze waited for her to finish taking the apricots, lowered his hands behind his back, turned around and walked into the alley.

Li Ran picked up an apricot and bit it, and followed behind Xie Ze.

The apricots are sweet and juicy, and they are really delicious.

Xie Ze slowed down, side by side with Li Ran, and squinted at Li Ran, who was happily eating apricots.

Li Ran finished eating an apricot, put the apricot kernel in the palm of her other hand, picked up another apricot, and continued to eat.

Xie Ze watched Li Ran finish eating the four apricots, looked at the four apricot kernels she held in the palm of her hand, and asked, "What to do?" ”

"There's almonds in it, and you can eat it." Li Ran raised his hand upward.

Even if there are no almonds, she doesn't want to throw them away, and besides, she doesn't have a bad habit of throwing garbage.

"This is Beixing." Xie Ze raised his hand and knocked on Li Ran's hand from below, knocking the four apricot kernels down.

Li Ran sighed softly, raised his wrist to wipe his mouth, Xie Ze snorted very lightly, carried a snow-white handkerchief, and hung it in front of Li Ran.

Li Ran took the handkerchief, hesitated, raised his wrist and explained: "It's not a sleeve to wipe." I'm not used to holding a handkerchief, so Mama Fu wraps it here, so I can use it when I want to use it......"

Xie Ze stood still and looked sideways at Li Ran.

Li Ran, who was holding his wrist and preparing to demonstrate again, put down his wrist curtly, lowered his head and wiped his mouth and hands with Xie Ze's handkerchief.

Seeing Li Ran wipe it, Xie Ze stretched out his hand, and Li Ran handed the handkerchief back.

Xie Ze took a few steps forward with his hands behind his back and asked, "What did you eat at noon?" ”

"Wild vegetable cakes, five-flavor porridge, green shrimp with wine, fried eel with whitebait, steamed sheep with wine, lettuce mixed with dregs and yellow sprouts, and a shredded lettuce. All delicious, and coconut wine, delicious. ”

Li Ran's answer was extremely detailed.

Xie Ze looked at her obliquely for a moment, mumbled, and took a few steps forward, "It's all what they are good at." ”

Li Ran was slightly stunned when she heard this.

They are on the house.

When he arrived at the horizontal alley, Xie Ze turned a corner, Li Ran followed the turn, and walked to the end of the alley, Xie Ze did not keep moving forward like last time, but turned a corner, walked not far, stopped, signaled Li Ran, and went to the courtyard first.

The gate of this courtyard is wider than that of ordinary people, and there are big red lanterns hanging on each side of the door.

Entering the courtyard gate, there is a row of pots and stoves on the right.

Xie Ze went straight into the main room, sat down at the table near the door, and motioned for Li Ran to sit, while looking at the shopkeeper who came in and said, "A bowl of somen noodles with two side dishes." ”

The shopkeeper nodded and trotted out.

Li Ran sat down opposite Xie Ze, listened to him only order a bowl of somen noodles, and hesitated.

He only wanted his own bowl, which meant that if she wanted it, she had to order it herself, or else she would have to watch him eat it?

But she didn't bring gold pages or broken silver and copper coins with her before she went out today, alas, she really had to use something if she didn't bring anything.

Forget it, she's not very hungry anyway, just watch it.

The shopkeeper moved quickly, Li Ran just planned, she sat and watched him eat, the shopkeeper used a tray to hold a bowl of somen noodles, and two side dishes came in, and followed Xie Ze's instructions to put the noodles and side dishes in front of Li Ran.

Li Ran's upper body leaned back slightly, unexpectedly looked at the somen noodles and side dishes placed in front of him, and looked up at Xie Ze, "Don't you eat?" ”

Xie Ze hummed paradoxically and motioned for Li Ran to eat noodles.

The shopkeeper held another pot of wine, and a cup came over and put it in front of Xie Ze.

Xie Ze poured a glass of wine, took it and sipped it, looked at Li Ran, who picked up a thin noodle, shook it lightly twice, and put it into his mouth.

Li Ran ate very attentively and carefully, Xie Ze slowly sipped the wine, looking at her hand holding the chopsticks, the happiness between her eyebrows, and the thin layer of fine sweat on her forehead.

There are only a few balls of noodles, which are very delicious, and Li Ran finished eating them slowly, only feeling very comfortable in her stomach.

Xie Ze also drank a pot of wine, watched Li Ran pull the handkerchief from his wrist, wiped his sweat, wiped his hands again, and stood up.

Li Ran followed Xie Ze out, and her big car had already stopped at the gate of the courtyard.

"I'm going to go out for ten days." Xie Ze looked at Li Ran, who was looking at him.

"Leaving now?" Li Ran looked around at the little guy and the guards who were leading the horses next to him.

"Tomorrow morning, get in the car." Xie Ze motioned to Li Ran.

Li Ran hummed, turned around and got into the car.

The car moved forward unhurriedly, and Li Ran leaned back and watched Xie Ze get on the horse and disappear into the darkness.

……………………

The next day was the Cao family's pick-up.

Wang Ji arrived earlier than Li Ran, and waited for Li Ran to arrive in the second gate before going in together.

In this scene, the Cao family arranged it very homely, but it was extremely appropriate and careful.

Li Qingrou and others also arrived, but there was almost no chance of meeting Li Ran.

The third lady of the Cao family accompanied Li Qingrou and others to play in the back garden, and the fourth lady of the Cao family accompanied Li Ran and Wang Ji to meet Cao Siniang and Cao Ming's Mrs. Anianglin.

Mrs. Lin is an extremely gentle and generous person, and asked Li Ran's illness with concern whether it can be eradicated, and then told her to cherish herself, and repeatedly instructed Cao Si Niangzi to treat her well.

On this day in Caofu, Li Ran was very comfortable, and at the end of the day, she didn't feel very tired.

The whole Cao Mansion is a homely and comfortable atmosphere, which makes people feel at ease.

After a day's rest, in the evening, Mama Fu watched Li Ran eat dinner, and while taking the tea and holding it to her, she smiled and said: "Ming'er Luguo Mansion appreciates the lotus, and the old lady and lady in our house must go every year." ”

"Do you want to go with them?" Seeing that Mama Fu paused, Li Ran asked directly.

"That's not necessary." Mama Fu's words were also straightforward, "If you really want to be together, the old lady and the lady are only afraid that they will be even more unhappy." The girl is either earlier or later. ”

"Hmm. Is it better to be sooner or later? ”

"Later. This lotus party, in previous years, the old lady and the lady have always arrived early, this year I am afraid that it will not be too late, if the girl is earlier, it will be a little early.

It's a little later, it doesn't take too much, it's just half an hour, I'll let them get ready, and as soon as the old lady and lady go out, let them pull the girl's car out. ”

Mama Fu was straightforward.

These days, she already knows how to serve this girl, and it is best to be polite and straightforward.

The next day, Li Ran's car left the Chang'an Marquis Mansion and went to the Luguo Mansion half an hour after Mrs. Chen, Mrs. Zhang, the second grandmother Cao, and the third lady Li Qingrou.

As for Li Qingning, two quarters of an hour before Mrs. Chen and the others left, he asked Huo San to go with him, and ran away first.

In previous years, he had spent the years with his wife.

But last night, as soon as he returned home, he heard his second sister-in-law say that he was going to go to the Luguo Mansion in two groups today, and under a headache, he decisively decided that he would better escape with 36 plans.

If he didn't escape, he would definitely have to be with his wife, they were lively and noisy, and the fourth sister was alone, which was too much.

Let's hide.

Mrs. Chen and Mrs. Zhang, together with Mrs. Zhang, went to the big flower hall where the old lady and the lady enjoyed the lotus, and the second grandmother Cao followed, not far from the big flower hall, where the young daughters-in-law drank tea, and the little daughters-in-law together, drinking tea and blowing the wind to enjoy the scenery, of course, nominally waiting for the elders.

Li Qingrou and Li Ran are naturally the water pavilion where the little ladies play.

After these banquets and gatherings, the families have formed a tacit understanding of Li Qingrou and Li Ran, anyway, these two little ladies are not in a different group, so it is easy to do, divide into two groups, this group, and that group, just separate them a little.

Seeing Mrs. Chen come in, Duchess Lu stood up and greeted her, smiling and saluting, "As soon as Mrs. Sun came in, I asked if you had arrived." ”

"She arrived so early? You're busy, we'll go in by ourselves, not outsiders, you're welcome. Old Madam Chen and Mrs. Liu smiled and said a few polite words, and in the flower hall, Old Madam Sun of Uncle Zhongyong Mansion had already greeted her.

Mrs. Liu said a few more words to Mrs. Zhang, let Mrs. Zhang in, and was busy welcoming the old lady and Mrs. of the other family.

When Mrs. Wu came in, Mrs. Chen was sitting very close to Mrs. Sun, saying something in a low voice, Mrs. Sun's expression was gloomy, and Mrs. Chen looked a little angry.

"Look at you two old sisters, you are so affectionate everywhere you go, what do you mean?" Old Madam Wu sat next to the two of them, and said with a smile with a little reminder.

"It's nothing, it's all gone." Mrs. Chen answered with a smile, and gently patted Mrs. Sun, signaling her not to say anything yet.

"This is extremely true, old things, the past is all gone, if you can lift it, you can lift it, you can't lift it, don't mention it, otherwise, it's hard for others, it's also difficult for yourself, we are all at this age, no matter how difficult it is for ourselves, an old bone, it's hard to be sorry." Old Madam Wu smiled and persuaded her with something in her words.

"You're a man of understanding, that's right. But this is reasonable, and it is really difficult to be a person. Old Madam Chen looked sad and angry.

Old Madam Sun wanted to say something, but Old Madam Chen patted her gently, "I'm not talking about you, I'm talking about our family." ”

Old Madam Chen turned to Old Madam Wu, "You are an understanding person, I'll tell you what I think, you listen, is this the reason."

I know that many people in this capital don't say it on the surface, but in fact, they all think that my daughter-in-law is not generous and virtuous. ”

Old Madam Chen pointed at Mrs. Zhang.

"This is not generous, not virtuous, because of the four ladies who suddenly appeared in our family.

My daughter-in-law didn't take her back happily, she didn't hold it in the palm of her hand, and she didn't treat her well, she was not generous and virtuous.

Treat her badly, it's me, not my daughter-in-law, from the time that Nizi entered the gate of the Hou Mansion, the people who went to pick her up were all arranged by me, and I didn't treat her well.

This one, just right, taking advantage of the large number of people today, I will say clearly, don't detain this basin to my daughter-in-law's head. ”

Seeing that Mrs. Chen was angry, Mrs. Liu stood up to persuade her, but Mrs. Wu reached out and pressed her.

There are some things that are not bad to say.

"Since I became a big family, I can't figure out what I have to say, what kind of virtuous rules I have.

Back then, we lived in a miscellaneous courtyard, and we also saw the families of slaves and maids, and it was not uncommon, but I have never seen a man who brought the cubs born outside and said that if he took them to his home, he could bring them into his house.

It's not unprecedented, it's not once or twice, it's not the mother's family who knocks on the door, beats the man half to death, and smashes the house to pieces.

How did you get to a dignitary family like us, this cub born outside has become a baby? said that if you get it at home, you will get it at home, this daughter-in-law is not happy, and if she treats this cub badly, she is not virtuous?

This mother's family is also persuading their own girls to be virtuous and virtuous.

What kind of reason is this?

I don't understand this reason, and I can't figure it out. ”

"It's not like a big family can lead it to the door. The mother's family does not only persuade her own girl to be virtuous. Old Madam Wu answered slowly, "The fourth sister in your house has different identities, you know this." ”

"Yes, I know, noble, useful. This is what my daughter-in-law has been persuading me, this is the emperor's order, what else can the emperor's order say?

Since it is the emperor's order, then she will be the emperor's order, and she can do whatever she wants.

I have already confessed to her, and her affairs are not from my daughter-in-law, and she uses silver and does not go from the inner house, but follows her.

That's all there is to it.

My daughter-in-law didn't give birth to her, she didn't raise her, I didn't have that affection, and I didn't have it, and that Nizi also understood very well, and she had already said that she had no relatives and elders.

This Nizi said this well, this father and mother, either you gave birth to her, or you are an elder, you have to raise, and you have to raise it, and you will be raised with heart and blood!

It's not that you gave birth to him, that man, he didn't even give birth, but he lived happily, and he clapped his hands from then on, after more than ten or twenty years, the child is older, and if he gives birth to you, he is an elder? Do you have to be filial? What kind of reason is this?

Tell me, is there such a reason? What is this called? ”

Old Madam Chen looked at Old Madam Wu with an angry tone.

Old Madam Wu leaned back slightly when she questioned her, and looked at Old Madam Sun with a dark expression.

"The old lady is angry, this is ......" Princess Du of Hejian County was close, and she wanted to persuade her, but she didn't know what to say.

"I'm not angry, it's useless to be angry.

Your third brother has taken a fancy to that Nizi, do you know this? Surely you know, exactly, also talk about it.

I don't know about that Nizi's family affairs, and I don't care if her father cares, and I don't care.

I can't control it with my daughter-in-law, and I don't want to take care of it, I heard that the prince has spoken, and she is in charge of her own family affairs, so good, so best.

If you ask for a kiss or something in the future, go to her father and find herself. ”

Old Madam Chen gently patted Old Madam Sun, who kept pulling her, and sighed, "My temper, don't say it, don't say it, alas." ”

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