It was the beginning of September, just after the autumn equinox, and the weather was still hot, so Tan Yin was confined to home and didn't go out.

Honeysuckle brought out a plate from the kitchen with grapes and sliced watermelon.

"I just brought it up from the well, it's delicious!"

Tan Yin ate a piece, and it was really cold, and gave a thumbs up to Honeysuckle.

"It's just that we don't have cheese like Shangjing, and with ice cubes and raisins, it tastes really ......," Honeysuckle said.

"You little glutton!" Tan Yin laughed at her.

I shouldn't go to Beijing again in this life!

Tan Yin was sitting on a chair in the corridor reading a book and eating grapes, when she suddenly heard a noise outside the door, and when she looked closely, it turned out to be Zhang Xiu walking in.

Tan Yin immediately threw down the book and jumped up, and ran to her, the two looked left and right, looking up and down, excited.

"You're finally willing to come back!" Ah Xiu said with a smile.

"I'm back, but you're out, aren't you coming back until the end of the month! How did you come back so soon. Tan Yin was happy from the bottom of her heart when she saw her friend.

"I just happened to have something, I'll tell you later."

Ah Xiu is more gentle than before, but he still doesn't change the straightforwardness and amiability of his body. She has always been very popular, and her elders are very fond of her.

She saw that Tan Yin was less lively and cheerful than usual, and she was much calmer, thinking of her experience, she sighed in her heart.

The two haven't seen each other for a long time, and there are endless topics to talk about, Tan Yin said all kinds of things that happened in Hangzhou and Shangjing, and Zhang Xiu was stunned when she heard it.

After she heard the words of Mother Li and Miss Wang, she had sat up well, her eyes widened, and her face was red with anger.

"His mother is really wishful thinking, she even dares you to be a flat wife, why doesn't she go to heaven."

Tan Yin comforted her and said, "Don't be angry, it's all over." It's hard for you to ask Zhang Ziqing to help me pay more attention to Li Zheng. ”

Ah Xiu saw that Tan Yin was peaceful, and he was also a lot calmer. She looked at Tan Yin's face and said cautiously: "Ah Yin, his mother is his mother, Li Zheng is Li Zheng, did you just share it with him?" You also said that it was not easy for him. ”

"And what do you want me to do? Do you really want me to be a flat wife! Tan Yin pulled the corners of her mouth and smiled bitterly.

"His mother has a wrong idea, but I guess Li Zheng definitely doesn't dare to think so." Ah Xiu said.

Tan Yin looked at her puzzled: "How can you speak for him." I still remember that you were worried about whether this family affair would be successful. I also vowed to work hard, who knows......"

"Worry is worry, but I always hope that you can achieve a good relationship, are you really willing to have so many years of affection." Ah Xiu persuaded.

Tan Yin suddenly thought of something, "Is it Li Zheng looking for you?" ”

Ah Xiu couldn't hide it, and said with tears in his eyes: "He wrote to me, saying that he regretted it very much, and my brother also asked me to persuade you." We grew up together, and I can't bear to see you like this. I always thought that the two of you would get married, and that your children would call me godmother. ”

Tan Yin watched Ah Xiu crying, remembering that several people had grown up with her all the way, and she couldn't stop her tears.

"Ayin, isn't there room for maneuver! He refused Wang Shilang's promotion, and this time he was awarded the official position of Eight Grades, saying that he wanted to be with you and come step by step by himself. ”

Tan Yin did not reply.

Zhang Xiu sighed: "I can't take care of the two of you so much, you can see him again!" I saw that he was emaciated and unpresentable. ”

Tan Yin exclaimed: "He's back?" ”

Ah Xiu nodded, "He asked you to meet by the lake tonight, and said that he would wait until you arrived." ”

Tan Yin thought for a while, "Okay, I'll go see him." ”

Ah Xiu saw that Tan Yin agreed to meet, sighed, and said, "Ah Yin, there is one more thing I want to tell you, I will get married at the end of this month." ”

Tan Yin hadn't woken up from the news of Li Zheng's return, but she didn't expect another explosive message, "How can it be so fast!" It's only twenty days away. ”

Ah Xiu was engaged to the son of the Chen family, a big family in a neighboring county, last year, and originally made an appointment to get married next year.

Ah Xiu smiled bitterly: "My future father-in-law is seriously ill, and it is not very good. Some people say that if you want to rush with a happy event, you will advance the marriage. My father also considered that if something happened, he would have to keep filial piety for three years, so he agreed. ”

"Then ......" Tan Yin couldn't go on. What girl is willing to get married at such a moment, if it is not good, it is a happy event and a funeral together, and it is indispensable to talk in the future.

"I'm fine, sooner or later, he's been nice to me. It's just that as soon as you come back, I get married, and we have too little time together. ”

It turns out that when people grow up, they are separated, Tan Yin felt panicked in her heart, why was she so uncomfortable.

……

Jiang Yue looks similar every year, and Jiang Yue shines at the beginning of the year.

Li Zheng stood by the lake and looked at the direction of the village, and after waiting for a long, long time, the haunting figure finally appeared, from small to large, slowly and clearly.

He has been looking forward to seeing her soon, but when he really wants to see her, his heart is full of apprehension, fear and even fear.

I haven't seen her for more than two months, she seems to be both familiar and unfamiliar, maybe because of the sun shining and doing farm work, her face is a little darker, with a healthy flush, her body is more vigorous, and her big eyes are bright, which is different from the slim girl in Beijing, Li Zheng is a little panicked in his heart.

"What are you looking for me?" Tan Yin walked up to him and asked.

"I ......" Li Zheng stopped talking, how many sweet memories of the two of them had been left here.

"I didn't wear the hairpin I gave you here last year?" Li Zheng found that the rose silver hairpin was missing from her black hair.

Tan Yin said expressionlessly: "The hairpin is broken, I threw it away." ”

When Li Zheng heard that she threw away the broken silver hairpin, his face turned pale, and it took a while to suppress all kinds of emotions tumbling out of his heart, annoyed, uncomfortable, angry, and unwilling......

"Ayin, I came back for you this time, please forgive me and give me another chance. I have been awarded the official position of the Eighth Grade, and it is all on my own. I also made it clear to Miss Wang that it was impossible for me to do it with her, and my mother also promised us something. Li Zheng finished in one breath.

Tan Yin looked at his cautious and uneasy appearance, and he was also very uncomfortable, just like Ah Xiu said, he was a lot haggard.

His own future, his mother's expectations, and his sweetheart's determination are intertwined, pressing on his not broad shoulders, and they are all tormenting for him.

Anxiety was written all over his face, expecting her answer.

Tan Yin sneered slightly: "Oh, now that it's been clearly said, that is, it hasn't been said explicitly in the past." ”

Li Zheng was poked by her like this, and he couldn't say anything for a long time, "Ayin, she is the pearl of Wang Shilang's palm, how can I say that kind of thing to a girl's family." ”

"Heh, then how can I say it now?"

Li Zheng opened his mouth slightly, and finally did not speak.

"The two of us separated at the end of June, so Miss Wang must have said at that time, why did you come back to me today!"

"At that time, I was so busy with my official duties that I didn't care about it at all. When the position was decided, I rushed back immediately, and I worked day and night, two steps and one step, and came back in half a month. ”

Tan Yin heard that he rushed back day and night, and was silent.

When Li Zheng saw her appearance, he thought that she was moved by herself, stepped forward, put his hands on her soft shoulders, and said softly: "Ayin, don't you know my heart for you!" I can't live without you. ”

Tan Yin took a step back, broke free of his hands, and chuckled, "Why would your mother agree now!" Why did you move your wife's mind before? ”

Li Zheng saw her get rid of herself, her eyes were shining, and she knew that she was smart and would never be dismissed with a few simple words.

"I begged my mother for a long time, saying that I would never get married without you, and my mother finally agreed."

Tan Yin laughed out loud, her eyes full of tears: "Li Zheng, since your mother listened to you so much, why did she still have that kind of idea before?" ”

Li Zheng was speechless for a while when he asked such a question, and he couldn't answer.

"I'll answer for you! Why does your mother agree now, there are two reasons, the first is that I know that Yanya is going to marry Xu Linhai, I have a cousin-in-law with a bright future, and he also has an elder brother of the servant. The second reason is to know that you have made up your mind. ”

Li Zheng's face was extremely embarrassed when she came out like this, and he calmed down for a long time and said, "Ayin, I am sincere to you." ”

Tan Yin bent over and burst into tears with laughter: "Of course you have a little sincerity to me, but how much is this sincerity?" Far less important than your future. ”

Li Zheng took a step forward and said angrily: "Is it wrong for me to pursue the future, I also hope to make you live a better life." You remember right here, I said I'm going to let you wear a phoenix crown. ”

Tan Yin stopped laughing and said, "Yes! You said you fought for the future of both of us. ”

Li Zheng saw that the tears on her face had not dried, and lowered his voice and said, "I am for the future of the two of us, and I know that you have always wanted to be like your father." But you know that the master has always regretted not being able to win, so that your mother has been living in this rural place. ”

"But I'm different, I can give you a better life, I can make you an official's wife, a master, my mother, then you don't have to worry."

Tan Yin stared at him, her gaze seemed to burn him out of a hole, "Actually, you don't know what I really want." Do you know? It wasn't your mother who really made me give up, it was you. ”

Li Zheng frowned, and he was suddenly scared in his heart.

"On the surface, it seems that your mother wants you to have a flat wife, but in fact, you want a flat wife, your mother is in front, and you are behind."

"You are testing my bottom line, thinking that I am a country girl, and I can be a concubine for a jinshi, let alone a flat wife, if I agree, everyone will be happy. But I didn't agree, so you panicked, and then you thought about rejecting the Miss Wang. ”

Li Zheng's face turned white, as if he had been stripped of his clothes and exposed in front of everyone.

"Ayin, why are you so mean now, treating other people's sincerity as nothing, and always misinterpreting other people's intentions."

"I'm mean......" Tan Yin said incredulously.

Li Zheng said angrily: "I know that you are familiar with Yang Che, you say so much, but you don't look down on me as an eight-grade petty official." “

Tan Yin was so angry that she trembled all over, "How do you know that I know Yang Che, and what does the matter between the two of us have to do with him." ”

"Don't lie to me, if he wasn't interested in you, would you do this to me? You've been hiding it from me, never saying it. ”

"What do I say? said that I know him, and your mother will let me beg him to arrange an official position for you. ”

Li Zheng laughed wildly, "You saw me running around, begging my father to tell my grandmother, saying that I was distressed, and I was talking about it." ”

"You have such a good way not to think about me, to intercede for a lowly prostitute who can't fight with you for eight strokes, and you have wasted such a good opportunity."

"And Xu Linfeng is a servant of the ministry, Yanya has already made a marriage with Xu Linhai, and you won't help me talk about it."

Tan Yin closed her eyes and took a long breath, "I have nothing to say to you." After saying that, he turned around and left.

Li Zheng grabbed her arm and walked to his side, "Don't go, listen to me finish speaking." ”

Tan Yin was pulled by him like this, stumbled under his feet, shook twice, and almost fell.

"Don't look at Yang Che's high position and power, his appearance is captivating, and he was deceived by his appearance, do you know what his relationship with the East Palace? He got acquainted with the East Palace at the age of fifteen, and the two of them slept and got up together, serving people in Israel, and being gentle and favored. ”

"Even if he is famous now, but this fortunate name can't run away, do you want to go to the East Palace to find him in the future."

"Shut up, no matter what his relationship with others, he is also the hero of the Jokhang, how can you insult him so much." Tan Yin trembled with anger.

"Why, you're angry! Do you know what he has to do with Greenwaist? The green waist does not let other men get close to him at all, he often stays in the green waist in Shangjing, and the green waist of the Furong Pavilion is jokingly called the Furong Spring Festival Pavilion. ”

"Have you seen Greenwaist? There are a few men who can escape her temptation, and at most be a concubine as you, do you still have to compete with the green waist for favor! He is only a moment of freshness to you, and when the freshness passes, he does not know which corner he will be thrown to. ”

Tan Yin wanted to break free of his hand, Li Zheng panicked, "Ah Yin, I'm talking nonsense, I know you're not such a person, you are sincere to me, forgive me!" Give me one more chance. ”

Tan Yin continued to struggle, and Li Zheng shouted: "If you can plan for my future, why should I go to Wang Qian, why should you and I be like this." ”

Tan Yin finally broke free, she looked at Li Zheng and said, "You're right, I actually didn't think about it from your point of view, I don't really understand you, and you don't really understand me." ”

She turned and walked away, tears streaming out of her eyes, more and more, wiping them with her hands at first, and then simply letting them go, allowing them to blur her eyes.