Three days later

"Mother! I promised you to get out of the marriage, but I didn't promise you to marry the son of the magistrate! ”

Yu Jin's eyes were full of tears, standing in front of Wang Baozhu and arguing.

"Jin'er! You are now the age to be married, if you don't get married, do you still want to guard the Yu family for the rest of your life? ”

The marriage between Yu Jin and the son of Zhixian was made by Wang Baozhu without Yu Jin and directly with the man. Originally, it was well hidden, but today the man came to visit the house, and Yu Jin couldn't help but attend, so she knew.

"Mother! …… How can you make a marriage contract against my wishes? Am I the tool you use to cling to the magistrate? ”

When Yu Jin thought of his trusted and respected mother and made a marriage contract for her without telling him, his heart was uncomfortable, so he had some tenses and lost proportion between his words.

"Presumptuous! Yu Jin! I am your mother, will I still harm you? Do you think this family business is easy to come by? I worked hard to bring about this marriage, not so that you can live well in the future! How can you say that about your own mother? ”

When Wang Baozhu heard this, he slapped the table, stood up, walked to Yu Jin, and scolded him in annoyance.

“…… Mother, I don't want to marry him......"

Yu Jin also knew that what he said was a bit excessive, and he didn't argue with Wang Baozhu for a while, but said it weakly.

"Jin'er, you are a good boy, now that people have arrived at the house, whether you want to or not, you have to go and see it, don't you? Otherwise, people will think that our Yufu is unruly, and you don't want your father and mother to be ashamed, right? ”

Wang Baozhu knew that Yu Jin was stubborn, and now that she was soft, she didn't force her to accept this marriage, but only coaxed her to meet her first.

“…… All right. ”

Yu Jin is used to being a rule-abiding person, and when he heard Wang Baozhu say this, although he was unwilling in his heart, he finally agreed.

……

Yufu vestibule

Master Yu was talking with Hu Pei, the son of the magistrate.

"I haven't seen Uncle Yu for a long time, I wonder if Uncle Yu is in good health recently?"

The person who spoke was a young man in a magpie gray coat, with a thoughtful appearance and a friendly expression, it was Hu Pei.

"The old man's body is quite tough, Pei'er has a heart!"

Master Yu smiled heartily, and was also very kind to Hu Pei, the prospective son-in-law, and called Pei'er one by one.

"That's what I should care about. Speaking of which, today is also the younger generation abruptly, the original mother is also going to visit, but recently some things have delayed the previous agreement, the younger generation rushed to come, if there is anything to disturb, I hope that Uncle Haihan. ”

Hu Pei's attitude towards Master Yu was very respectful, and he couldn't see the high-profile domineering of the housekeeper's children at all. With a smile on his face, neither humble nor arrogant, Master Yu was very satisfied.

Regarding what Hu Pei said, Master Yu is also clear. Hu Pei's mother, Mrs. Wei, is Wei Wenxin's sister-in-law, and now Wei Wenxin can't rob her relatives on the street, but loses her life, and pulls the bride to be a pair of Huangquan Mandarin Ducks. Although the person is gone, but the matter is not over, how can this sister sit idly by, not to mention that Mrs. Wei loves this younger brother the most, and now she doesn't know how to be sad!

Originally, Mrs. Wei discussed with Wang Baozhu about the day of visiting the house, but she had to miss the appointment because of this incident. In this regard, Master Yu didn't feel anything, and regardless of the reason, just because she was the lady of the county, it was impossible for Yu Fu to complain about others.

"Pei'er's words are out of sight, our Yu Mansion is not an unreasonable family, you, let Mrs. Wei feel at ease, no matter when you come to visit, Yu Mansion welcomes it."

"Thank you uncle for your understanding, I think my mother will know and feel much more at ease."

If there was a flattering meaning in Master Yu's words, although Hu Pei heard it, he only thought he didn't know, and he did all the posture of the younger generation in the answer.

"Master, Master Hu, the concubine is too late with Jin'er!"

Just as he was talking, Wang Baozhu took Yu Jin to the front hall.

Hu Pei followed the prestige, and at a glance saw Yu Jin, who looked delicate and lovely behind Wang Baozhu.

The girl wears a goose yellow placket trimmed embroidered gown on her upper body and a white moonlight skirt on her lower body. The jet-black hair is divided into two parts, pulled into a hanging bun, leaving two locks of red thread into a pigtail hanging on the chest, swaying slightly with the girl's steps, very cute.

Hu Pei was a little stunned, and only when Wang Baozhu walked in front of him did he react and stand up and salute.

"The junior Hu Pei visited his aunt."

Hu Pei's every move is very personable, and the standard of courtesy gives people a very sincere feeling.

"Ouch! Hu Gongzi is polite, it's just that I'm late, you are so polite, I'm embarrassed. ”

Wang Baozhu smiled and helped Hu Pei, very happy in his heart. She could see Hu Pei's eyes when she looked at Yu Jin, so focused, obviously careless.

"Aunt is polite, just call me by my name."

Hu Pei stood up straight and looked at Wang Baozhu with a smile.

"Okay, it's strange to say, as soon as I saw you, Pei'er, I had a sense of intimacy, which shows that our two families do have fate!"

Wang Baozhu deliberately enveloped Hu Pei, and Pei'er screamed very smoothly.

"Look at my memory, but I forgot to get down to business, Jin'er, come and see Hu Gongzi!"

Wang Baozhu and Hu Pei talked a few more words, but saw that the other party had been looking at Yu Jin beside him intentionally or unintentionally, so he pretended to have just remembered and greeted Yu Jin and Hu Pei.

"Yu Jin has seen Hu Gongzi."

"Miss Yu doesn't have to be polite, I've seen Miss Yu in Xia Hu Pei."

Yu Jin was standing behind Wang Baozhu, silently acting as the background, but was suddenly brought to Hu Pei by Wang Baozhu, he was a little stunned for a while, his misty eyes directly looked at Hu Pei, and when he saw the smile in the other party's eyes, he hurriedly lowered his eyes and saluted.

Hu Pei looked at the girl's slightly red earlobes, and didn't say much, only after Yu Jin finished saluting, he said hello.

"Look at you...... I'm embarrassed to be one or two, they're all unmarried couples, and they're still so rusty and called Miss Childe. Pei'er, you will call this girl Jin'er in the future, and everyone close to us will call it that. ”

Wang Baozhu looked at Yu Jin with his eyes closed, like a gourd, he was a little anxious in his heart, and hurriedly thought of pushing the two of them to go further.

Yu Jin frowned when she heard this, and she didn't agree with her mother's approach, but there were outsiders, and she couldn't refute her mother's words in public, so she didn't squeak.

"Jin'er, my expression is Songzhi, if you want, call me Songzhi."

Wang Baozhu didn't know Yu Jin's rejection, but Hu Pei, who had been secretly paying attention to Yu Jin, noticed Yu Jin's frowning small action. He was accustomed to observing words and feelings, and knew that the little girl was unwilling.

So although he accepted Wang Baozhu's kindness and changed his words, he didn't force Yu Jinding to call his cousin, just to see if she was willing.

When Yu Jin heard this, he raised his head and looked at the man in front of him. She has never had a good impression of these eunuchs, but she only thinks that they are people who are full of fat brains and arrogant. Surprisingly, Hu Pei is not this kind of person.

The man stood in the hall, dressed in a simple magpie gray coat, and did not wear gorgeous and tacky ornaments like other powerful children. The appearance is upright, the posture is upright, although it is not extremely handsome, but the eyebrows and eyes are upright, the temperament is outstanding, and there is the charm of pine and cypress.

This is a fitting word. Yu Jin thought like this in his heart, and his attitude towards Hu Pei was not as repulsive and ignorant as before.

"Matsuyuki."

Yu Jin called softly.

Wang Baozhu was very satisfied when he saw this, and hurriedly beckoned the two to take a seat.

Hu Pei stayed in Yufu for lunch, and accompanied by Yu Jin, he walked around the garden of Yufu before leaving, and this day he won the favor of the people in Yufu.

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"Madam, the young master has come to see you."

Banzhi lifted the curtain and entered the house, walked to Mrs. Cen, who was lying on the floor, and whispered.

"Nope."

Mrs. Cen didn't open her eyes, but coldly refused Cen Xi's visit.

"This ...... Madam, the young master has been here several times in the past few days, you haven't seen it, the young master is also worried about your body, you can see it, now the sun has set, the wind is blowing outside, the slave and maid look at the young master's clothes are also thin, if you catch a cold, don't you feel distressed? ”

Banzhi had expected that Mrs. Cen would refuse, she didn't want to talk much, but she was worried that Mrs. Cen was sulking and angry, so she persuaded a few more words.

Banzhi didn't know what conflicts were between Mrs. Cen and the young master, but she only knew that the last time she came back from buying threads, Mrs. fell ill, and she was sick for a long time, and she didn't get better until now. The young master is turned away by his wife every time he comes to visit, and I don't know how many times it is today.

"Alas! He only has that Yu Jin in his eyes, how can there be a mother like me......"

Mrs. Cen listened to Banzhi's words, opened her eyes, sighed faintly, and her words were full of complaints.

Although Banzhi didn't know Yu Jin, he just knew that this Miss Yu was the fiancée of the son, and then for some reason, the good things of the two did not come to fruition, and now Miss Yu is about to get married, thinking that the son is unhappy, so he has a dispute with his wife.

"Madam, you think too much, Childe has always been filial, whether it is Miss Yu or someone else, it is always better than you, Childe has been very busy recently, there are many things, people will inevitably be irritable, if Childe says something, don't take it to heart."

Half of the branch is kind to Mrs. Cen, and her voice is soft, but it is very comfortable to listen to.

"Banzhi, you still win my heart the most, but it's a pity that I don't have a daughter who is as understanding as you, this bastard only knows how to be angry with me!"

Mrs. Cen reached out and pinched half of her soft face, looking regretful.

She really likes this gentle little girl like Banzhi. Since she has been accompanied by half a branch, life has been much better than before. Such a good girl, Cen Ximian, that bastard boy, doesn't know how to cherish it!

"Madam, Banzhi will always be with Madame."

Banzhi didn't dare to be delusional about the identity of Miss Cen family, and his feelings for Mrs. Cen could only be resolved with companionship.

"Half a branch...... What do you think of your child? ”

Mrs. Cen's heart moved, and she suddenly wanted to probe Banzhi's tone. She had only paid attention to her son before, but she had forgotten to ask the girl's opinion.

"Slaves and maids dare not speak falsely."

Banzhi was sensitive, and Mrs. Cen's sudden question made her a little uneasy, and she didn't want to answer, so she wanted to prevaricate.

"It's okay, I'll just ask, just say whatever you want, no one will blame you."

Mrs. Shum didn't seem to give up.

“…… The slave maid thinks that the young master is an excellent son, and the world says that the young master is a great talent and the most promising man in Shanghai. ”

Half of the branches praised it, but it didn't bring much personal feelings.

"That's ......"

Mrs. Cen listened to Banzhi's answer, and pouted a little helplessly, in her opinion, her son and Banzhi girl are quite a good match - the way to fool people is the same, this one-glance answer is simply boring.

"Banzhi, if I promise you to the West, would you be willing?"

Mrs. Cen didn't want to go around the bend, so she said what she meant directly.

“！”

Hearing this, Banzhi raised his head suddenly, and there was a look of surprise in his eyes.

"Half Branch...... You don't want to? ”

Mrs. Cen looked at Banzhi's little face full of surprise, but there was no joy, and she was a little unhappy for a while.

Mrs. Cen does like Banzhi, but compared to her son, Banzhi is just an outsider. In Mrs. Cen's heart, her son is an excellent man in Shanghai, Yu Jin can't look down on her blindness, if such a maid as Banzhi is still unwilling to marry her son, then she can be angry on the spot!

Coupled with Cen Ximi's legs, Mrs. Cen had a knot in her heart, and she still cared more than Cen Ximian about the psychology of being disgusted by others, so she immediately blackened her face.

"Madam, the slave maid doesn't mean this, it's just that the slave maid has a low status, and the young master can't look down on the slave maid."

Banzhi was reluctant to have anything to do with Cen Xi's family. The young master and the maid are worlds apart in terms of identity alone, Banzhi has no intention of climbing the high branches, she just wants to serve Mrs. Cen well, but now I am afraid that it will not be.

She had no choice, so she could only push this matter onto Cen Xijun's head. She knows very well that Mrs. Cen loves her son, even if she refuses, she can only be her son who takes the initiative to decide, if she shows the slightest sign of unwillingness, I am afraid that she will be sold to the house.

"Don't worry, I'll make sense over there, I just ask you, do you want to?"

Sure enough, Mrs. Cen listened to Banzhi's words, and her face looked better, but she didn't give up the idea of giving Banzhi to Cen Xijuan, and she was still forcing Banzhi.

“…… It is a blessing for the slave to be able to serve the young master, and the slave and maid are pitiful to Mrs. Xie. ”

Half a branch should be down in the end. Not only should I go, but I also have to make a look of gratitude.

Banzhi stayed in the Cen Mansion just to repay Mrs. Cen for saving her life. Banzhi had never been loved so much, and Mrs. Shum was the first to treat her well. She is very grateful, and this gratitude is not just talking, half a branch has nothing to grow, and the only way to repay her is to stay in Cen Mansion and take care of Mrs. Cen.

Half a branch is good for Mrs. Cen, and Mrs. Cen's words are a holy decree for half a branch. It's not that she's half-serving, but she's grateful.

But after staying in Cen Mansion for a long time, Banzhi realized that Mrs. Cen's kindness to her was just like treating a little pet who had always been obedient. Half a branch has always been very clear, so he will always abide by the duties and rules of a slave in the house. It's just that she didn't expect that she would be given to Cen Xijun by Mrs. Cen.

Hanzhi barely thought about getting married. But Banzhi knew that she was unwilling to be a concubine for others. When she was young, her mother nagged in her ear, saying that she was good-looking, and she might be able to marry a rich master as a concubine in the future. When she grew up, this kind of talk was especially frequent. Today's Master Wang, tomorrow's Master Zhang, it seems that she is a radish on the vegetable stall, and she can be chosen by anyone.

Half of the branch hated this feeling. So no matter how good Cen Xijun is, no matter how good she is, she is unwilling to be a concubine for him. But now she has escaped such a fate.

For this point, Banzhi has no regrets, the road is her own choice, and she should always suffer what the result is. So now Banzhi still agreed, not only because it was Mrs. Cen's order, but also because she was not qualified to refuse.

Since she entered the Cen Mansion, she was no longer qualified to say the word 'refuse'.