The next day, Bai Xuan discovered the abnormality of the other garden and knew that his father was going to ground him. He didn't have any opinions, it was just a few more guards, who could stop him. But the only thing he can't bear is that they want to take Lan Xi away.

"Childe! Son! Lan Xi was crying outside, and a group of girls broke in, pulled her clothes, pulled her hair, and dragged her out.

"Madame asked you to go back to serve, this is to give you a long face, what do you want to do here. After serving the little master for so many years, do you really want to be a concubine? A mother-in-law said viciously, commanding the girl to carry her away with one arm and one arm.

"I'm not leaving! I'm not going! "Lan Xi struggled desperately there.

"Don't be ashamed!" The mother-in-law raised her slap and was about to hit it, but suddenly someone clamped her wrist, and she only felt a burst of pain in her heart, and the mother-in-law screamed "ouch".

"Let her go!" Bai Xuan threw off her mother-in-law's arm and yelled at several girls, who were startled and immediately let go of their hands. "Lan Xi is my maid, don't want to take it away. Go back and tell my mother that if she takes Lan Xi away again, she won't see me again. ”

"Little master, this ...... We can't go back on a business trip. The mother-in-law held one arm and looked embarrassed.

"Don't you want the other arm anymore?" Bai Xuan glared at her and shouted, "Get out!" ”

The mother-in-law and the girls could only run out in disgrace.

Lan Xi still had tears on his face, and knelt down with a plop, "Thank you, Gongzi, for the rescue." ”

Bai Xuan helped her up, looked at her torn sleeves, and helped her tidy up her clothes, "You have been with me for so many years, I promised not to treat you badly." You are also in your twenties in a flash, and the girl's family should have looked for someone at this age. Our Bai family can't mistake you anymore. ”

"Childe, Lan Xi is willing to follow you for the rest of my life." Lan Xi lowered his head.

"Then what's the matter, didn't I delay you for life. I will help you find a good family, you can rest assured that with me, your mother will not beat you again. Bai Xuan looked out of the door, revealing a trace of worry, "It is estimated that my father will not give up, and it will no longer be safe here in the future." Go change your clothes. ”

After the mother-in-law and the girl were driven back, although Mrs. Bai was angry, she was helpless. "Madam, is Su Yun still sending it over?"

"Send. Since he refuses to let Lan Xi's dead girl come over, I will send it over, and he can't go against me again. Madame Bai pinched her eyebrows, "Alas, my son is really wronged with me in his previous life." ”

Bai Xuan was right, and her mother really sent a girl over. The girl was dressed in colorful clothes, and she was grease and powdered, looking like she was about to enter the room, Bai Xuan didn't look at it, so Lan Xi directly led it to the empty courtyard of the side room, saying that she couldn't snub the people sent by Mrs. That Su Yun finally dressed up, and she didn't think that Bai Xuan didn't even look at her, and was thrown into an empty courtyard in the west, saying how aggrieved she was.

The gate of the annex garden was closed for many days, and there were some more guards guarding the door. Shen Zhiqing didn't know what happened to Bai Xuan, and it was not easy to come forward to inquire, so she was worried for several days. She used the excuse to run to the pharmacy where she met Han Zheng last time, but she didn't see anyone, so she had to return in a huff. When I met the dog baby, I was jumping all the way to find her, and I was happy.

"It's better to be a child, heartless." Shen Zhiqing was still worried about Bai Xuan's safety, and she also wondered, she still didn't know Bai Xuan's true identity, she had spent months with him in a daze, and now she didn't know where to find him.

"Sister, who do you see coming back?" The dog baby stopped Shen Zhiqing, who was distracted. He tugged at her sleeve and pulled her out, "My Brother Ah Xiang is back." ”

He flashed to the side, and a man stood behind him. Zhiqing recognized this person as Wu Xiang, who had played with her since childhood. At this time last year, he went to work with his father in other places to make a living, but the father of the dog baby came back and didn't see him come back. Listening to the dog baby, they did a little business in the field, and the father came back first because of ill health, and asked Ah Xiang to continue to Zhang Luo there, but I didn't expect a year to pass so quickly.

"Xiaoqing, I'm back." Ah Xiang just stood like this, with a simple smile and a box of things in his hand.

Zhiqing was also pleasantly surprised, "Brother Xiang, it's you." ”

When Ah Xiang saw Shen Zhiqing's smile, his heart suddenly burst into joy, and he went straight to Shen Qin's place and handed over the box of things, "Auntie, this is a little gift for you." ”

Shen Qin looked at him and now looked at the sturdy guy who had now become tall and strong, and immediately smiled, "How embarrassing." ”

"It's just a little souvenir from outside me, auntie, you can take it."

"Thank you." Shen Qin's family no longer shirked, so he had to accept it, "It's been a year here, it seems to be dark, it seems to have suffered a lot." How long will you stay this time? She began to throw out question after question, like an elder.

"I did a little business, and now there is a shortage of soldiers outside, and it's the same everywhere." Ah Xiang was not in a hurry, still smiling, "I won't leave this time, Daddy is not in good health, the dog baby is still young, I still have to come back to take care of this family." ”

"yes. Our Ah Xiang has really grown up. ”

"Then I'll talk to Xiaoqing for a while. Auntie, you're busy first. He took a look. Shen Qinshi smiled and nodded, "Okay, let's go, let's go." ”

"Xiaoqing, look what I brought you." Ah Xiang took out a cloth bag from his arms, and uncovered it layer by layer, it was a step shake, and it was inlaid with pearls.

Zhiqing hurriedly shook her hand, "No, no, I can't accept this." ”

Ah Xiang hurriedly explained, "When I was doing business, I helped a jewelry boss, and he specially asked me to pick it in order to repay my favor, so I picked this one, I think it is quite suitable for you." After speaking, he smiled innocently.

Shen Zhiqing stepped back again and again and pushed Ah Xiang away, "I appreciate your kindness, but I really can't accept this gift." ”

Ah Xiang was suddenly a little lost, it was only a year since he parted, and he suddenly felt that Shen Zhiqing was a lot more alienated from him, although he was still smiling brightly when he saw him, but he felt a little more distracted. I want the two of them to play together since childhood, childhood sweethearts, talk about everything, Shen Zhiqing is like a little follower, closely follow him to play, to mess around with other children, and he is like a big brother, protecting this little sister everywhere, whoever dares to touch a hair of her, he will beat the other party and crawl all over the ground.

Ah Xiang's hand hung in the air, his expression was embarrassed, and he put Bu Shao back in the silk cloth and put it on the table, "I put it here, I won't take back what I gave you." He was worried about hearing Shen Zhiqing say another word of refusal, so he hurriedly left, "I'll leave first, and I'll come back to you another day." Shen Qin saw him at the door and shouted, "Why are you leaving so quickly, and you don't eat something at your aunt's place, this kid." ”

She turned around and smiled and went back to the house, seeing Shen Zhiqing looking at the things on the table with a hesitant expression. She took a closer look, "This is from Ah Xiang?" ”

"Hmm." Zhiqing nodded.

"It seems that he is quite thoughtful. I really like this kid, I have seen it since I was a child, I am very sensible, and I am good to you. ”

"Mother, what do you want to say?"

"Xiaoqing, I think Ah Xiang is very good, we are a small people's family, my mother has no other luxury, I hope you can find someone who will love you for a lifetime."

"Mother, how do you think that one is one out." Shen Zhiqing couldn't see her mother talking about lifelong events at every turn, "I am an elder brother to Ah Xiang, how can it be." ”

Shen Qin's didn't say much, feeling that her daughter didn't understand anything, this was really something she shouldn't consider, it was better for her and the child's father to make a plan that day, and settle the two family affairs first. After that, Ah Xiang came to her almost every day, either to tell her about his experience of doing business in other places, or to tell her about the anecdotes he encountered. At first, Shen Zhiqing thought it was quite fun to listen to these stories, but later found that Ah Xiang became more and more enthusiastic, and this enthusiasm was a bit too much.

"Xiaoqing." Ah Xiang ran over panting, and took out an oiled paper bag from his pocket bag, "Come, eat it while it's hot, this is the fried bun I bought from Nanshikou." ”

"Ah Xiang, it's good for you to come, why do you bring food again." Shen Qinshi saw the sweat on Ah Xiang's face, so he handed him a bowl of cold water, "You bring things here two times in three days, and our family will open a shop by ourselves, how embarrassing is this, Xiaoqing, go get a hand towel to wipe his sweat." ”

Zhiqing twisted a hand towel, stepped forward, and saw Ah Xiang holding a pu fan in one hand and drinking water with a bowl in the other. Shen Qin glanced at her and whispered, "You can help him wipe it." ”

Zhiqing pinched the corner of the handkerchief and hesitated, and slowly stretched it out. At this time, a big hand took the handkerchief, "Thank you Xiaoqing, I'll wipe it myself." Ah Xiang had already put down the bowl and smiled at her. Zhiqing suddenly smiled a little embarrassed, and retracted her hand, "Brother Xiang, you don't have to send something." ”

"Ah, don't you like to eat? Then what do you want to eat, I'll buy it next time. ”

"That's not what I meant. You've sent you a lot of food, and I don't have anything to give you. ”

"I ate too much in the field, so I don't need you to send it. I buy your favorite food before, and as long as you like it, I'm happy. ”

Shen Qin and Shen Mao glanced at each other, smiled knowingly, and said to them, there is nothing to do in the store, let them go out to play for a while.

The two walked all the way to a gazebo at the head of the bridge. "You don't have to be so nice to me." Shen Zhiqing lowered her head.

"I like it." Ah Xiang wanted to stretch out his hand to hold her, but he stretched out halfway and retracted back, "Xiaoqing, I used to say that I wanted to marry you as a wife when I grew up, and what I said will not change." ”

"It was when I was a kid. I only treat you as my brother. ”

"I'm not kidding." Wu Xiang was anxious, "Xiaoqing, when I was out of town, as long as I thought that I could make enough money and come back to marry you, I couldn't say I was happy." You know, there was a typhoon, the boat I went to sea capsized, I struggled desperately in the sea, I thought, I can't die, I still want to see you, I want to marry you. Sure enough, God had mercy on me, and I grabbed a plank and floated on the sea for a day and a night, and finally I was rescued. I believe that this is destined by God, and God has also been touched by my sincerity. The more he spoke, the more excited he became, and grabbed Zhiqing's hand. Zhiqing was so frightened that she hurriedly retracted her hand, "Ah Xiang, I understand your thoughts, but you don't want to marry someone who doesn't like you." ”

"It's okay, I'll make you like me. I have good news for you. Your father and my father have completed it, and my family will propose to your family in a few days. ”

"What?" Shen Zhiqing suddenly felt like she had been struck by lightning, her father and mother actually hid it from her and asked Wu Xiang to marry her, this is absolutely not good, she knows that she doesn't like the person in front of her at all, how to live together. Suddenly, a resentment blocked her heart, she turned around and was about to go back, she was going to push this family business. Wu Xiang saw that she was leaving, so he hurriedly stopped her, and actually hugged her into his arms, "Xiaoqing, you are mine, I promise your father and mother will love you well." "I want to kiss it as I say it. Shen Zhiqing tried his best to break free of him, and then slapped him with his hand, "Wu Xiang, listen to me, I'm not anyone's, if you despise me, I won't see you in life or death!" Also, I said that I would not marry you because I didn't like you. I, Shen Zhiqing, will never marry someone I don't like even if I am lonely for the rest of my life, if your family wants to marry forcibly, I will throw myself into the river to clear my ambition. After speaking, she left in a hurry, leaving a stunned Wu Xiang in the pavilion. On the same day, she stuffed the broken silver to the dog baby, and she should have repaid the money that Ah Xiang spent on buying this and that these days.