In the morning, when the sun was still good, Yanya went to look for Tan Yin, entered the house, and saw that in front of the dresser by the window, Honeysuckle was helping Tan Yin comb her hair.

"Why is it this hour, still combing your hair." Yanya asked.

Honeysuckle took a string of cinnamon-colored silk flower beads and compared Tan Yin's hair, and took a white jade bead hairpin to try it, and when she heard Yanya's question, she said, "Second girl, I'm dressing up our girl!" The girls in the capital are different from Hangzhou, the girls have to follow the customs, and they have to dress up well, otherwise they will be said to be old-fashioned! A few of us have recently learned a lot from the maids in the house, especially Miss Qing, as well as Aunt Yin's maids, there are dozens of hairstyles alone, what kind of updo, concentric bun, double ring bun, spirit snake bun, hair crown, hair comb style is even more, and this hairpin bead flower is not clear. ”

Yan Ya smiled: "No wonder Lilac has been pondering recently, and told me which hairstyles look good in combing." ”

Tan Yin urged Honeysuckle to get her hair done quickly, or put on a rose and silver hairpin, put on a string of silk flower beads, and asked her to go out to prepare for it.

Tan Yin set up the screen window to let the morning sun shine in, and the sound of birds came from time to time outside, beckoning Yanya to come to the window and sit down, and poured a cup of tea for her and herself.

Yan Ya looked at the silver hairpin on Tan Yin's black hair and smiled slightly, "The color of this silk flower bead is neither elegant nor strong, and the pomegranate flower style is also very chic, where did you get it?" ”

"The silk flowers in Jiayifang in Beijing are particularly famous, and I heard that each silk flower has to go through dozens of procedures, and it takes more than 20 years of craftsmen to spend half a month to do it. It was brought over by the Xu brothers last time they came to visit, and they wanted to throw it away, but it was so good-looking, and it was really a terrible thing to throw it away. Tan Yin said stupidly.

Yan Ya held her forehead with her hand, angry and funny, "Why are you throwing this, they also sent Master Jin Bai's vase, this is a master's work that is hard to find, should I throw it away too!" It's just a gift exchange, and our Gao family has also sent a lot to the Xu family. ”

Tan Yin looked at her cautiously, and saw that there was not much depression and displeasure in her words, and she had no resentment towards the Xu family, "Aya, you are not angry with the Xu family." ”

Yanya nodded lightly, shook her head again, and told everything that happened in the Great Ci'en Temple a few days ago.

"Ayin, over the past year, you and Amin have accompanied me, and you can also empathize with my thoughts, pains, and understandings. Although I don't show it on the surface, I have always felt sorry for myself in my heart, hating the Xu family for not keeping my promises and going back on my word, which made me a laughing stock. complained that his fate was not smooth, his future was uncertain, and he still had no eyebrows. “

"My only thought is to completely break off with the Xu family, and I have nothing to do with it, thinking that if it is broken, it will be completely clean and refreshing. Now the lotus root is broken, and there is no result, just like a death row prisoner, the head and lock are all slashed, but now they will neither let you stretch nor shrink. I was like being covered in a net, looking at the outside and still distinct, but I couldn't escape, and the more I struggled, the tighter I strangled. ”

"I was very angry in the Great Ci'en Temple that day, I felt that Xu Linhai had an elm head, he couldn't listen to what he said, I don't know why he was so persistent, it was unreasonable."

"I know that everyone thinks that I am hypocritical and retreating in order to force Xu Linhai not to take concubines. I don't mention the thoughts of my aunt's family, even my father and eldest brother may not be a little moved, I can't argue, except for the two of you, who can really understand me? “

In the end, Yanya had tears in her eyes, and her hands were clenched tightly.

Tan Yin held her hands tightly and gently stroked and comforted her, "Others only look at the surface, why should we care about the superficial words of those irrelevant people, the eldest cousin is on our side." ”

Yanya gradually calmed down, and pulled out her hand to hold Tan Yin, "I know, the family is good for me, this year, if it weren't for you and Amin, I really don't know how to live my life." I've been thinking a lot about it these days, rather than being uncomfortable like this, it's better to get out, if it doesn't work in the end, it's a big deal to be a sister-in-law. I found that I really thought like this, but let go of my knots, not so resentful, no matter what, there will always be a result in the end, no matter what the result, I accept it, this is also my fate. ”

Tan Yin's heart was sour, "Aya, don't be sad, we work hard, there will be good results." ”

Yanya nodded heavily.

Tan Yin thought carefully about the conversation between Yanya and Xu Linhai, and asked: "Aya, I didn't expect this matter to be so twists and turns, it stands to reason that this marriage is not beneficial to the Xu family, Xu Linhai is so persistent It is really unexpected, I have always felt that I don't understand." ”

Yanya thought for a while and said, "Haven't we analyzed this many times!" Xu Linhai can't marry a powerful lady, so it is most suitable for them to continue to fulfill the marriage contract, and it also retains the good reputation of the noble wife, the official reputation, how can he be a high-ranking official without a good reputation. ”

"But they divorced at the beginning of last year, didn't they take this into account at that time?" Tan Yin felt that there was something suspicious in this.

"At that time, it was my Gao family who took the initiative to ask for the termination of the contract, not to mention that it was not the same as now, he was not even Xie Yuan at that time, but now he is a champion with a bright future."

Tan Yin looked at Yan Ya's head, the white jade gardenia golden hairpin of Wu Shangzhai had never been worn by Yan Ya, and said: "Aya, is it possible that Xu Linhai really fell in love with you at first sight, I see that the gift sent by the Xu family last time was very careful." ”

Yan Ya immediately shook her head and denied: "Impossible, this is just their scheming, if they want to impress us, it is normal to do such a thing with Xu Linhai's scheming." ”

Tan Yin took a sip of tea, looked at Yan Ya and said, "I saw that the Great Ci'en Temple met you, and in the end, what he said was already a statement of affection." ”

"This person is suave and suave, lingering in the Qinglou, I don't know how many women have said these words, how can I believe them." Yan Ya sneered slightly: "Besides, what virtue do I have to make him fall in love, I have only met him a few times, and I haven't even had a relationship, I still have this self-knowledge." ”

"I don't look like a middle-aged person, not to mention compared with Wang Mingzhu, even compared with Du Yan, it's a lot worse; is ordinary, and there is a far gap between Yunxian who is knowledgeable and knowledgeable, proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting; introverted, not good at interacting with people, not to mention the eight-faced person, useless to him; The Gao family is a family of merchants, and it is not even as good as an ordinary scholarly family, but there is a smell of copper. Yan Yashu fell, but she didn't say a word.

When Tan Yin heard these words, she was extremely sad in her heart. Yan Ya has heard these words countless times, and everyone has naturally heard them, and from Yan Ya's mouth, he is undoubtedly cutting his own flesh with a knife, bloody, cutting off piece by piece, showing it to everyone, and comforting: "Aya, don't be presumptuous, we all know your goodness." ”

Yanya smiled at Tan Yin and said, "Besides, if he is really interested in me, should I happily take the vase he gave me and send it as a return gift to thank him for his favor." He should still put on the gardenia white jade hairpin, degreased and powdered, looked at him with reverence with a pair of innocent big eyes, and bowed his head to the ground for his re-favor. ”

"Dream! Although I Gao Yanya is from a humble background, I am not humble! ”

After Yan Ya finished speaking, she picked up the tea and drank it down, and put it heavily on the table.

……

The wind in early spring is much softer, and there is no such biting cold blowing on people, the sun shines warmly on the body, and the smooth and white face even looks very soft with the fine fluff.

Tan Yin poured tea for Yanya, Yanya drank tea, and both of them didn't speak for a long time.

Tan Yin looked at the dexterous hands opposite, which could not only be inserted into flowers, but also embroidered with thousands of weather, usually gentle and shy, but firm and strong at this time.

Tan Yin slowly talked about what happened in the Zhuangyuan Building a few days ago, especially focusing on Gu Zhijun's words and deeds, and basically mentioning Lu Yin's words.

That night, Yanting went to look for Tan Yin, and had received a letter from Hangzhou, as Tan Yin expected, the elders in the family asked Yanting to move the camera, but it still depends on Yanya's mind.

Tan Yin thought about the words of everyone during the day, and said, "Big cousin, what do you think of Gu Zhijun?" ”

Yan Ting was speechless, looked at Tan Yin, and motioned for her to continue.

"I heard from my father that he was frail and sickly since he was a child, and he was raised in a temple for a period of time, and he also traveled with his master all over the world, so he had no marriage contract. He has a hearty personality and is righteous, and he will treat his wife well one day. According to Zhuangyuanlou, he has five sisters, who can understand and understand the difficulties of women, and must be considerate of his wife. was born in a business, and the Gao family can also be regarded as a door-to-door pair. Jiaxing and Hangzhou are not far from each other, and the customs are similar, and they get along well. This time, he failed to pass the Jinshi exam, and there were basically no people who took a fancy to him, which is a good thing for us. ”

Yan Ting pondered for a moment and said, "I will visit the Xu family brothers again, solemnly state my position, and see how they decide, and it is not too late to decide." ”

"Big cousin, you know in your heart that it's useless to go to them again, Xu Linhai will not back down, if you are at such a stalemate again, do you really have to wait for the second sister to enter the door of the Xu family?"

Yan Ting hesitated: "But after all, the marriage contract has not been canceled completely, is it appropriate to do so?" ”

"But the marriage contract is not completely valid, and Xu Linhai himself knows that they are in the first place. Why don't you throw the hydrangea to Gu Zijun at this time, he is chivalrous and looks at the things that have to be peaceful, and he has complained about the second sister's affairs twice before. If he has a relationship with his second sister, can Xu Linhai still rob a wife who is affectionate to others? ”

Yan Ting was silent when he heard this.

Xu Linhai is now stubborn, but he just relies on the second sister and there is no one else in his heart, doesn't he know that the second sister is extremely disgusted with him? It's just that I think that the second sister will marry into the Xu family in the future, and sooner or later she will die for him. If the second sister has affection for others in her heart, even if she can really get a good reputation by marrying the second sister, the gains outweigh the losses. ”

No man can tolerate his fiancée's affection for someone else, and it's a great shame.

Yan Ting frowned and said, "But after all, this is not in line with etiquette, if outsiders know about it, Ya'er's reputation will also be damaged." ”

Tan Yin saw that Yanting's attitude had softened, and continued to persuade: "Big cousin, the reputation of the second sister has been on the cusp for a year, and we have heard too much about what should be said and what should not be said. She is kind and gentle, willing to give, and has not done anything wrong, does she have a good reputation! How innocent she was! On the contrary, Xu Linhai single-handedly caused today's situation, but now he is the famous son of Zifei. ”

Tan Yin saw that Yanting was hesitant, and hit the railway while it was hot: "We don't have more relatives and friends in Shangjing, as long as we don't say it and operate this matter secretly, what do outsiders know." Even if the Xu family finally knew, would they still have the face to make a public statement. ”

Yan Ting thought for a while, looked at Tan Yin and finally said, "That's it, I can only make dangerous moves." ”

Tan Yin immediately cheered, smiling and coquettishly facing Yan Ting, "Big cousin is good." ”

Yan Ting looked at her and shook her head and chuckled, and said, "You girl......"

Tan Yin smirked at him.

"It's just that this matter has to be calculated well, and the two of them don't have any contact."

"This is not difficult, eldest cousin, you can invite Gu Zhijun to come to the mansion as a guest, and then talk to him more about the second sister, let the two meet more and see what he thinks."

"Well, that's the only way to go."

……

Tan Yin looked at Yanya, didn't let go of every subtle expression on her face, and said, "Aya, what do you think of Gu Zhijun?" ”

Yanya looked at Tan Yin slightly, and Tan Yin's question seemed to be surprised, but it seemed to be expected. Gu Zhijun has only seen him once in Hangzhou Lingyin, and he has forgotten his appearance, but judging from his words and deeds, he is a reasonable person.

Yanya raised the teacup and took a sip, thought about it, and finally nodded.