The next day, a carriage drove from the north of the city to the southeast of the city, one cart and two horses, the decoration was simple, there was nothing special, and the two Xu brothers sat on the car.

Xu Linfeng was closing his eyes to recuperate, Xu Linhai looked at his brother beside him, and he couldn't help but feel a little melancholy in his heart.

The carriage marched on the bluestone slabs, trampling, striking on the ground and striking on the heart.

At the end of the banquet that day, they returned to Xu Linfeng's mansion in the capital, and the brothers had a dispute.

Xu Linfeng asked, "What do you think of today's events?" ”

Xu Linhai was silent.

Xu Linfeng saw that he didn't say a word, and sneered: "The Gao family doesn't mean to get married at all, this time Gao Yanting brought so many people to Beijing, just to withdraw from his family, and it is estimated that he will look at others by the way." You have always been conceited, I do my own thing, but this girl from the Gao family, you said to her to give up, say marry and marry, before your wife entered the door, you fought with the Qinglou woman hotly, and there was no respect for the future wife, this girl is soft on the outside and rigid on the inside, how can she be willing to suffer this humiliation. Besides, I think the Gao family has no intention of treating you now, even if it is reluctant, it is just a grudge against a couple, and the matter of love cannot be forced, so it is better to terminate the contract. ”

Xu Linhai listened to his brother's words and didn't speak.

"There are so many women in the world, with your ability, why worry about not marrying a talented woman, the girl of the Gao family is just ordinary, why do you want to love a flower, not to mention that the two families have a grudge, and it is not beautiful in the end." Xu Linfeng said angrily.

Xu Linhai looked at his brother getting angry, leaned over and made a big salute, and said, "My brother is to blame, and I am to blame." It's just that there are many women in the world, and there are many stunning, but there are a few people who are as I wish. My Fair Lady and Gentleman, I did something wrong before, and my brother will rely on me this time, and I will not be willful again. ”

Xu Linfeng looked at the younger brother in front of him, his father left early, the eldest brother is like a father, this younger brother is talented, his wisdom is unparalleled, he has spoiled him since he was a child, seeing him lower his figure so much, he said in a relaxed tone: "With your ability, the Gao family still doesn't want this marriage, it should be that the girl of the Gao family is very disgusted with you, and the two love is focused on pleasing each other, and it is inappropriate to reluctantly do it, you can figure it out." ”

"Brother believes in my vision, I didn't know before, Yanya's Geng post was not returned is also providential, this may be God is fulfilling our good marriage."

"Anyway, the Gao family is also worthy of becoming a family of in-laws, what do you think of Gao Yanting?"

Xu Linhai replied: "Gao Yanting is the leader of the younger generation of merchants in Hangzhou, shrewd and capable, simple and clumsy. The same is true for several elders of the Gao family, although the Gao family is also a wealthy man in Hangzhou, but it is not ranked in the top few, when people mention the rich in Hangzhou, ordinary people will never think of the Gao family, which shows the style of the Gao family. ”

Xu Linfeng nodded, "The Gao family is indeed extraordinary, and the Xu family also benefited a lot back then. ”

"Big brother, I'm not worried about marriage, I have a way to get the Gao family to agree. It's just that Yanya seems to distrust me, so she can't avoid it, and how to make her really willing is what I'm worried about. ”

Xu Linhai laughed at himself: "This is what I asked for, let's make up for it slowly in the future!" We need to hurry up and agree with the Gao family in case they don't have any ideas. When we see us today, it is estimated that the Gao family will come to see us soon. We have to visit them first, firstly, not in terms of etiquette, and secondly, in case there are too many dreams at night. ”

"Well, I'll arrange it for a few days." Xu Linfeng looked at his younger brother and said.

......

Lu Fu got up early in the morning to prepare, sprinkle sweeping, burn incense, arrange flowers, and make tea. Tan Yin sat on the steps, holding her cheeks, watching the people in Lu Mansion outside the courtyard with their feet on the ground, busy with plates in front and back, and their clothes swept the floor, full of fragrance.

Honeysuckle saw his girl sitting on the steps, and hurriedly said: "Girl, why are you sitting on the steps, you are not in a proper manner, this is not as good as our Wujiang." ”

"Physique, what's that?" Tan Yin said with a narrow smile.

"Girl, this is in the capital, the Lu family is a scholar, but the rules are taught, and the subordinates will laugh at us when they see it."

Tan Yin watched her enter the house, wiped the ornaments in the house with a feather duster, and said disappreciably: "What are you panicking about, they won't enter this yard." ”

"This Shangjing is not better than our hometown, nor is it better than Hangzhou, there are many dignitaries, the little maids in this courtyard have seen a lot, these eyes can go to the sky, I can't let people look down on our girls." While dusting, Honeysuckle gestured to the eyes of some maidservants with eyes above the top looking at the sky.

Tan Yin burst out laughing.

"Girl, why don't you change into beautiful clothes, today the whole house is dressing up, more fashionable than the New Year's dress, the incense powder is wiped straight on the face like no money." Honeysuckle looked at his girl's simple dress as usual, and said with disgust.

"Why don't you dress up?" Tan Yin looked at her and smiled.

"How can I have that money! These maidservants are all saying that one of the two people who came today is the champion of the previous session, and the other is likely to be the champion of this session, one door and two champions, and everyone is vying to serve tea and pour water! ”

"Hmph, what's so good-looking, it's just a nose and two eyes." Tan Yin said angrily.

"People have to look good! The people in this courtyard heard that I had met the little son of the Xu family once, and they envied me! "Honeysuckle once accompanied her girl to play in the West Lake, that time I saw Xu Linhai, seeing that he talked to Yanya sincerely, she was a simple girl, so she didn't dislike Xu Linhai so much.

Tan Yin said hatefully: "You! Don't be deceived by this stinky skin, Yanya hasn't been harmed enough by him? I don't know what the hell I want to do when I came here today! ”

Thinking of Xu Linhai's repeated push-and-try to force the Gao family to take the initiative to repent of marriage, thinking of his acquiescence and connivance in Biyan Pavilion and allowing everyone to ridicule and ridicule Yan Ya's toad for wanting to eat swan meat, thinking of his relationship with that Yun Immortal, you and me, and then thinking of the gossip that Yan Ya has heard over the past year, her increasingly thin body, seeing everyone's smiling faces, her increasingly depressed temperament, and thinking of Yan Ya's difficulties when she discussed her relatives again, she was angry and hated: "Go back on your word, and go back on your feet." I really think of myself as a green onion, thinking that it is a fragrant dumpling, everyone wants to bite him, it is not rare, whoever loves it wants to go. ”

Honeysuckle saw the angry appearance of his own girl, and chuckled: "Okay, girl, don't be angry, but not every man is like the son of the Li family, the prodigal son will not change the money when he turns back!" But speaking of which, the cousin's marriage is really full of twists and turns. ”

Tan Yin said angrily: "You girl, you actually made fun of me!" ”

"How dare I!"

At this time, Mrs. Tan came in, and she went to Mrs. Lu's room early in the morning. As soon as I entered the yard, I saw my daughter sitting on the front steps of the house, put down her face and said, "You girl, you are really getting lazy, hurry up and change your clothes, your eldest cousin asked a few of you to take a look behind the screen, you go and talk to Yan Ya Yanmin." ”

Honeysuckle grimaced at Tan Yin, look! It's not me who says you, Madame says the same.

Tan Yin got up and went into the house to change her clothes, and then went to find Yanmin, and the two went to Yanya's house together.

The two of them told the meaning of the eldest son, Yanya naturally didn't want to go, but she also knew her cousin's intentions, it was nothing more than to listen to what the Xu family had to say, and it was not too late to make a decision, and she couldn't bear to brush off her brother's kindness.

Tan Yin and Yan Min couldn't bear Yan Ya's scar to be uncovered again, Tan Yin said: "If the second sister doesn't want to go, don't go, I'll go and talk to the eldest cousin." ”

Yan Min also said: "I want to hear what they have to say again!" said how they brazenly forced our Gao family to withdraw from the marriage, and let a girl's family be talked about by the people of the city for half a year! Tan Yin pulled Yanmin, signaled her not to talk any more, and talked about Yanya's sadness.

Yanya pondered for a while, and then said, "Since the eldest brother said so, let's go together!" It's not bad for a moment. After saying that, he got up and changed his clothes and carefully groomed himself.

......

At the beginning of the morning, Lu Da took Yanting, Lu Yin, and Lu Yong to greet each other at the door, and under the eagerness of everyone, the Xu brothers finally arrived.

Under Lu Da's courteous greetings, several people came to the front hall, Mrs. Lu and Mrs. Tan were already waiting in the hall, and the Xu brothers and the two ladies sat down after greeting each other.

Tan Yin's three girls went to the side hall, and Lu Qing, who was doing a good thing, was already waiting there, waving to everyone excitedly.

Xu Linfeng's official rank is quite high, and he is courteous to the two ladies, but Xu Linhai is still white, and he is more respectful.

After greeting for a while, Luda touted the two brothers for a while, and then cut to the chase.

"I remember seeing the uncles of the Gao family all the time when I was a child, and then my brothers went out to study, far away from home, and went to the Gao family less. But we have always remembered the kindness of the Gao family to the Xu family. Xu Linfeng said quite sincerely.

"Exactly, I still remember going to Gao's house to meet Brother Yanting when I was a child, and Brother Yanting also took us to the garden to dig out birds' nests in the trees and go down to the pond to catch fish." Xu Linhai also reminisced about his childhood with nostalgia.

Tan Yin glanced at Yan Ya Yan Min, Yan Ya remained silent, and Yan Min blinked. Is this Xu brother here to play the warmth card! Stretch out your hand and don't hit the smiling person, it seems that the eldest cousin will have to wait if he refuses.

Lu Da said with a smile: "The two of them are famous all over the world, they are the leaders of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and the Gao family can have an old relationship with the Xu family, which is a blessing that has been cultivated for several lifetimes." ”

Xu Linfeng hurriedly replied: "Don't dare to be, the grace of dripping water should be reciprocated by the spring, not to mention that the Xu Gao family still has in-laws, the fate set by the elders has to continue in the hands of our juniors, I think this is also the wish of the elders, I don't know if Brother Yanting agrees." ”

Gao Yanting was named by Xu Linfeng, and he had no choice but to dodge, so he had to respond and say: "Brother Zijian is polite, that's natural." ”

With the status of the Xu family today, even if they can't get married, they can't hold grudges.

"Since ancient times, marriage is the good of the two surnames, the younger brother and the second lady of your house have been engaged since childhood, the male should be married, the female should be married, and now both of them are of the right age, why not do this marriage as soon as possible. I know that the second lady grew up like a pearl, and it is common for your house to be reluctant to marry the second lady. The second lady married into the Xu family, with the affection of the Xu Gao family, as if she was still at home, and her mother was like having an extra daughter. ”

Yan Ting heard this and looked at Mrs. Tan. Xu Linfeng knew that the Gao family was worried, the Xu family was in full swing, and the Gao family was afraid that their daughter would be disliked or even abandoned in the future if they could enter the Xu Gate.

Tan Yin saw Yan Ting and Mrs. Tan's every move in the side hall, and knew that the two of them were a little moved, so she turned her head to look at Yan Ya and saw that she was biting her lower lip.

At this time, Mrs. Tan smiled and said, "Xu Gongzi's words are reasonable, and we are not moved." It's just that my niece Pu Liu's quality is probably not worthy of the second son's good looks. The second son has a bright future, and in the future, the family will have a big business and a prosperous family, but I am afraid that the girl of the Gao family will not be able to take on this great task......"

Speaking of which, Mrs. Tan has been married, and she can't take care of the Gao family's affairs anymore, but she came to Beijing this time, because it involves Yanya's marriage, and the Gao family has already discussed it properly, so that Yanting can deal with it after discussing it with Mrs. Tan.

After hearing this, Xu Linhai got up and saluted solemnly: "It's normal for Madam to be worried. Zifei doesn't know if she has a bright future in the future, but I think even if the future is like a bright future, presumably the second girl will not be disgusted. As for the big family and the big business, the people are prosperous, but there are only a few people in the family. My Xu family has been a scholarly family for generations, unlike those arrogant and lascivious families, with a group of wives and concubines and many concubines. Zifei has read poetry and books since he was a child, listened to the words of the saints, acted as saints, and changed the color of the virtuous and virtuous, the relationship between husband and wife, and the beginning of human relations, and Mrs. This worry is superfluous. ”

Ha...... Is that Yun Xian that we are mistaken! That charming beauty was about to throw herself into his arms that day, and his clever words made him look kind, he was avoiding the important and light, which meant that he would not spoil the concubine and kill his wife, Tan Yin scolded in her heart.

Yan Ting listened to Xu Linhai's words, but he was quite moved, his tense face also loosened, and he fell into deep thought.

At this time, Luda smiled and said, "Superfluous, redundant......"

After Yan Ting pondered for a moment, he finally spoke: "What Brother Zifei said is very true, but the Gao family and the Xu family have divorced, so I can only wish Brother Zifei a peaceful future." ”

Xu Linhai immediately said: "What does Brother Yanting mean by this, I have an appointment with the second girl in this life, how can I say that I will retreat." ”

Xu Linfeng said at this time: "Brother Yanting's words are wrong, the matter of withdrawing from the marriage was mentioned by the Gao family, and the Xu family should be done by the Gao family, but the Xu family has not returned the Geng post, and the matter is not finished, and the marriage contract is still there." I know that Brother Yan Ting's thoughts are still about the events of the day, and he still has doubts about today's words, and the Xu family has no intention of justifying, just listen to his words and watch his deeds in the future. ”

The people of the time made a promise, the important ministers of the imperial court, and the talents of the world said this, everyone present was moved, and Yanting was also moved.

When Tan Yin saw this, she knew that Yan Ting had been moved, turned her head to look at Yan Ya, and saw that her face was gloomy, and she turned around and walked out, so she and Yan Min also went out.

Yanya said to Lilac: "You go and talk to Ge Gen quickly, let him take the Zhizhi pot and pour tea, go quickly!" "The end is already loud, Yanya has a gentle personality, which is very rare.

Lilac was startled, and immediately went to do it, and a few people entered the side hall again, and everyone in the hall was still greeting, and everyone was already a lot closer to the Xu brothers.

After a while, I saw Ge Gen carrying the Zhizhi pot into the front hall and pouring tea for everyone.

Tan Yin once heard her mother say that the coming-of-age ceremony of each son of the Gao family is the Zhizhi pot given by the elders, the pot is made of dark iron, the whole body is black, and it is thick and simple, which means that it is simple and clumsy. Yanya is reminding Yanting not to indulge in the ethereal promises made by the Xu family, and forgetting the real purpose of coming to Beijing this time, and forgetting why the Xu Gao family wants to withdraw from the marriage.

Even though the Xu family promised not to treat Yanya badly in the future, who would dare to guarantee it in the future, and what Yanya asked for would stop there. Looking at the cousin who was speechless beside her, thinking of her decisive decision just now, Tan Yin's admiration for this cousin spontaneously arose.

Xu Linfeng said again: "Brother Yanting thinks that when it is appropriate to prepare for marriage, in my opinion, it is better to set it for this autumn." ”

Yan Ting thought for a moment and said: "What Brother Zi Jian Zifei said is reasonable, it stands to reason that the Xu Gao family did have a marriage contract before, but at that time, the two families had agreed to withdraw from the marriage, our Gao family returned Brother Zifei's Geng post and tokens, and the Xu family also returned the token of my Gao family, but at that time, the uncle of the Xu family said that the sister Geng Tie was at Brother Zijian in Shangjing, and it would be sent back after a while." Brother Zifei is talented, and he has such a good look, the sister is simple, it is really difficult to match, it is better for Brother Zijian to return the sister Gengti, wouldn't it be better to be so different and wide! ”

Xu Linhai saw that Gao Yanting's words suddenly changed again, thinking of the Xuantie teapot and Yanting's expression just now, he turned his head to look at the side hall.

Xu Linfeng replied: "The marriage contract between Xu Gao and the two families is made by the elders, how can you say that you will retreat, Brother Yanting should think twice before acting." Rather demolish ten temples, not destroy a marriage, the marriage contract is about the letter of the elders, about the life of the sister, Brother Yan Ting was entrusted to come to Beijing to do business, but be cautious. ”

Sure enough, it was Wenchen, who said that if Yanting was unwilling to continue the marriage contract, it would be a violation of the promise of the elders and unfilial piety; If you can't do something, you are unfaithful; If the marriage is not harmonious, it is unkind; To disregard the law of propriety is to be unjust; Disloyalty, filial piety, benevolence and injustice, this hat is ......

Tan Yin saw that her heart was angry, it was obviously your Xu family who intended to break the contract first, but now it is not the Gao family. Yan Min beside him was already clenching his fists, eager to rush out and hit people immediately.

Yan Ting was silent after listening to Xu Linfeng's words, and Tan Yin peeked at Yan Min again and saw her looking anxious.

Tan Yin looked back at Yanya and saw that her face was as white as paper, and knew that the Xu family would never easily agree to withdraw from the marriage. Looking at the momentum of the Xu family brothers, the Gao family had almost no ability to resist, and they were indignant in their hearts.

Looking at the front hall again, I saw Xu Linhai turning his head to look at the side hall, his eyes were like torches, Tan Yin was startled, and then looked, Xu Linhai had already turned around.

Xu Linhai said to Yan Ting: "I know that Mrs. and Brother Yan Ting still have many concerns in their hearts, and I will bear the mistakes of the past, but Lin Hai thinks that he is not stupid and incompetent, nor is he an arrogant and shameless person. ”

Xu Linhai was conceited and arrogant, and he lowered his posture so much in front of everyone's eyes, which was beyond everyone's expectations, and it was unreasonable to insist on quitting the marriage again.

Gao Yanting hurriedly replied: "Brother Zifei is like this, it seems that we are not close to people, I understand what you mean, I will repair the book for the elders in the family to consider carefully." ”

Everyone skipped this topic for the time being, the Xu family no longer mentioned the marriage date, and the Gao family did not mention the divorce, only greeting others.