"What the hell is going on?!"

At this moment, a slightly stern female voice came from the direction of the entrance of the flower hall, causing several people in the flower hall to follow the sound.

An old woman in her fifties, white and rich, walked in with seven or eight maids, the old woman was wearing a maroon six-group carved silk gown, a trimmed dark green horse-faced skirt underneath, her gray hair was combed into a simple bun, and a transparent and turquoise Ruyi pattern jade hosta was inserted in the bun, and the corners of her mouth seemed not to be angry and arrogant.

It is the wife of the Xuanwu Marquis Mansion, Zhao, who is also Wang Wanru's grandmother and Ji Lanzhou's maternal grandmother.

"Grandmother." Ji Lanzhou blessed the Zhao family.

At the same time, the maid also helped Wang Wanru up, Wang Wanru was so angry that her face was red, and there were tears in her eyes, and she was almost about to cry.

Zhao also saw the scene of his granddaughter falling just now, and was very distressed, looking at Ji Lanzhou and scolding: "Lan Zhou, if your sister says it, she is also your cousin, even if she does something wrong, as a sister, you should tell her well, the sisters are like this, isn't it a joke!" ”

Zhao's expression was gentle and kind, and her tone was not stern, but anyone could tell that she was more partial to her own granddaughter.

Wang Wanru is not a fool, of course she can hear it.

She stepped forward quickly, affectionately hugged Zhao with one hand, pointed at Ji Lanzhou with the other and stomped her feet and said, "Grandmother, you quickly drive her away!" She ate and lived in our Hou Mansion for nothing, not only did she appreciate it, but she also bullied me! How can there be such a truth in this world! ”

Zhao frowned slightly, and said to Wang Wanru: "Sister Ru, you are not right. Lan Zhou is your cousin, you can't talk to your cousin like this! She looked very fair and reprimanded both cousins.

Ji Lanzhou's eyes were half-drooping, staring at the embroidered tips exposed under the pleated skirt, and did not speak, the slender swan-like neck was so elegant and weak, so touching, it made people feel pity when they looked at it, for fear that it would startle her and scare her if it was too loud.

"Lan Zhou," Zhao said in a soft tone, "You are a sister, you must have the demeanor of a sister, come, you and Sister Ru'er will make a difference, and this matter will be over today." Besides, if you marry Brother Wei in the future, you will not only be your sister's cousin, but also your sister-in-law, don't be angry with your sister......"

Zhao didn't say anything, but it was okay for her sister-in-law to say this, Wang Wanru felt as if she had been stepped on and had a sore foot, and her whole body exploded.

"Grandmother, a despicable and shameless sinister villain like her is not worthy of being my sister-in-law!" Wang Wanru hated her teeth so much that she raised her hand again and pointed at Ji Lanzhou's nose and said, "She has no ill intentions at all!" Grandmother, she must have known that the second brother had a chance to be a princess, so she deliberately made a fake painting for me, wanting Her Royal Highness the third princess to hate me and deliberately destroy ......"

The more Wang Wanru spoke, the more excited she became.

She originally thought about it well, and used this painting to please the third princess, once she became a companion, she could mention her brother in front of the third princess and be a matchmaker for her brother and the third princess, but all this was destroyed by Ji Lanzhou.

"Nonsense! Ru sister, don't say it again! Zhao hurriedly interrupted Wang Wanru, her voice was slightly raised, and Wang Wanru shrunk her neck and didn't dare to say any more.

"Lan Zhou, you are just a child like your cousin, and you are just angry when you say it." Zhao Shi was like a round for Wang Wanru, "You can make a good compensity with her, she is angry, and it will be over." How can the cousins have an overnight feud. ”

"Grandmother......" Ji Lanzhou's slender and slender fingers rubbed the handkerchief in his hand, pursed his lips aggrievedly, and his dark eyes were covered with a layer of hazy moisture, as if he was about to fall at any time, "Since my cousin asked me to go, then I'll go." I can't stay at my grandmother's house all the time......" Her voice was a little choked, and her thin shoulders trembled slightly like delicate flowers in the wind and rain.

Zhao's face changed when he heard this, and he couldn't help but glared at Wang Wanru beside him, at that moment, her eyes were as sharp as a sword, and Wang Wanru trembled and lowered her head.

"Lan Zhou, how can this be!!" Zhao hurriedly reprimanded, his voice gentle and dignified, "Since your father passed away, I have treated you as a treasure, I am afraid of melting in my mouth, and I am afraid of falling in my hand." I also know that when the girl is older, she will eventually leave the nest like a chick, how can you bear it...... And your uncle and aunt also love you like a daughter......"

Zhao's words can be described as a combination of grace and might, indicating that their Wang family has been thinking of her bereaved father and raising her for many years, and they are so good to her, she is now with hard wings, and she is going to move out, and where is the Wang family placed, are you not afraid of being scolded for being ungrateful? !

"......" Ji Lanzhou bit his lower lip, his lips were bitten slightly white, and his appearance became more and more delicate and pitiful, neither promised to stay, nor did he say that he had to leave.

Zhao's eyes flashed slightly, and he changed the topic and said: "Lan Zhou, such as sister, I just received a post from the Duanmu family, and the eldest son of the Duanmu family has to solve the yuan. ”

Zhao's loving gaze was on Wang Wanru's face, the eldest son of the Duanmu family was not yet seventeen years old, and the difference between him and his fifth granddaughter was three years old, just right, if the two families could form a family, wouldn't it be ......

Hearing Duanmu's family, Ji Lanzhou's long eyelashes trembled slightly like cicada wings, she thought of the smart Duanmu Fourth Girl, and thought of the four words that the other party said-

More than enough is too much.

Ji Lanzhou's eyes were slightly in a trance, hesitated, and heard his grandmother's kind voice in his ears: "Lan Zhou, you will also go with your cousins and cousins to have a good time." ”

There was a warm smile on the corner of Zhao's mouth, looking at his granddaughter a few steps away, on the one hand, he felt that Ji Lanzhou didn't know each other, and on the other hand, he was a little strange that Wang Wanru was ignorant, and this girl didn't want to think that if Ji Lanzhou moved away, she would inevitably take all the things of the Ji family away...... It's been so many years, how can these things be taken out!!

On Zhao's kind face, the cloudy eyes became extremely deep, like a bottomless ancient well.

Ji Lanzhou is her own granddaughter, of course she loves her, she loves her fatherless and motherless, she is lonely, marrying someone else, if she is bullied, she doesn't even have a family to support her. For this girl, marrying the second grandson Wang Tingwei is the best.

The second grandson can't inherit the title of the family, but in the future, his children can inherit the title of the Ji family, wouldn't that mean that their Wang family has another title, and the Ji family also has someone to inherit the incense, so it's the best of both worlds.

Wait, what the granddaughter just now means is that the third princess has taken a fancy to the second grandson?!

Zhao glanced at Wang Wanru quickly, wanting to ask but was afraid of Ji Lanzhou on the side, planning to ask later when only their ancestors and grandchildren were left.

"Oh no, no! Something happened to the second young master!! ”

Outside the flower hall, a panicked female voice suddenly came, accompanied by a rush of messy footsteps.

As soon as they heard that it was about the second son, Wang Tingwei, the faces of the Zhao family and Wang Wanru's ancestors and grandchildren changed, and they looked towards the door of the hall together, and the surroundings were quiet.

Soon, a girl in Tsing Yi ran in panting, out of breath, and said, "Er...... The second young master was taken to the yamen of Jingzhao Mansion! ”

"What did you say?!" The Zhao family no longer had the grace and nobility they used to be, and the whole person panicked.

Wang Wanru also took a step forward excitedly, her eyebrows locked, at this moment, she had long forgotten Ji Lanzhou, and she only had the safety of her brother Wang Tingwei in her heart.

The girl in Tsing Yi turned pale, and continued: "I heard that on Zhongsheng Street today, several generals were drunk and made trouble, and the second young master was accidentally involved......

"The second young master's servant came back just now to report that the military generals who made trouble were several generals led by Ding Zhongqing, the former commander of Qin Zhouwei. After they came to Beijing to report on their work, they often rode the streets when they had nothing to do, and drunken troubles also happened from time to time, relying on the fact that they were people from the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, and they did not obey the control, and today they drank again, and the restaurant was about to be smashed, and they were still ...... He also accidentally collided with His Royal Highness the Second Prince. ”

The words spoken by the maid in Tsing Yi made the ancestors and grandchildren of the Wang family shocked.

Not only the Wang family, but after Duanmuxian got off the yamen the next day, he also mentioned this matter to Duanmufei.

Of course, Duanmuxian knows far more comprehensively than the Wang family-

"Those military generals who came to Beijing to report on their work have been hanging in Beijing for more than two months, and they have long been impetuous, the new Wei Guogong can't control the officials, and secondly, he can't suppress the subordinates, so that these people are even more irritable, today in the Rongsheng Restaurant, they drank too much, and if they didn't say a word, the two groups of people fought hard......

In the chaos, one person accidentally fell from the second floor to the pond in the backyard of the first floor, and after that, it was out of control, and the two groups of people have been hitting a nearby house from the back alley of the restaurant, and they also smashed the door of the house, and they didn't want the second prince and the second prince of the Xuanwu Marquis Mansion to be in the house...... accidentally 'collided' with the second prince. ”

Speaking of this, Duanmu Xian stopped talking, coughed with a complicated expression, and his tone became subtle and tactful.

"Quack!"

The rough chirping of the little starling came from outside the study, mixed with the swaying of branches and leaves, which made the study particularly quiet.

Duanmu Xian's eyes flashed, and he picked up the teacup to hide his abnormality by drinking tea.

He is in the position of the first assistant, and of course he has heard some gossip in Beijing, and he knows that it should be the second prince who was accidentally bumped into when he had a tryst with someone in that house.

This second prince is really a bad habit that is difficult to change, even if he becomes a relative?! It's hard to be a big responsibility!

Duanmuxian slowly sipped the mellow and fragrant tea in the tea cup, and shook his head secretly in his heart.

Duanmu Fei looked at Duanmu Xian expectantly, just waiting for his grandfather to continue.

For her, the biggest advantage of coming to Duanmuxian every day is that she can learn some of the freshest "liveliness" in Beijing from her grandfather. Well, she can't see it with her own eyes, but it's nice to hear the excitement, right?

Duanmu Xian could only put down the teacup by the burning eyes of the little granddaughter, and looked at the little girl's big black and white eyes, he was really embarrassed to say that the pickled things of the second prince had polluted the ears of the little granddaughter.

After thinking about it, he turned away stiffly: "At that time, the two sides had a big quarrel, which also caused several injuries and bleeding, and also injured innocent people by mistake, so Jingzhao Mansion was dispatched. In order not to let people escape, several officials of Jingzhao Mansion guarded the back door of the house, and happened to bump into the second prince who was about to sneak away over the wall. ”

One can imagine how ugly and embarrassing the scene was at that time.

"......" Duanmu tilted his head, and when he heard this, he was confused.

The second prince was hit by the officials of Jingzhao Mansion, she understood this, but why did the second prince climb over the wall?

Duanmu Fei couldn't help but remember that he had seen Mu Youchang and Wang Tingwei together in the Yunqing Teahouse, and the two looked quite deed.

"Grandfather, did His Royal Highness the Second Prince find the second prince as a staff member?" Duanmu Fei looked at Duanmu Xian and asked seriously, "When I sent my eldest brother to the exam on the twelfth, I saw that the second son of Wang also entered the Tribute Academy. ”

Staff?! Duanmu Xian just took another sip of tea, and almost didn't squirt out.

"Ahem, cough, cough......" He choked several times before he recovered, and at a glance he looked at his little granddaughter with some helplessness, as if to say, grandfather, you are too careless, how can you be like a child.

"Grandfather, I'll make you a new cup of tea." Duanmufei said very intimately.

The four girls in their own house are filial piety! Duanmuxian was both moved and a little indescribable in his heart, and said secretly: It's okay, the little girl is still "simple".

When the freshly brewed tea was delivered to Duanmuxian's case, Duanmufei casually asked again: "Grandfather, has the second son of Wang passed the exam?" ”

"I didn't get it." Duanmu Xian shook his head, and as he spoke, there was a hint of pride on his face. Like his eldest grandson Duanmu Heng, who was hit at a young age and was Xie Yuan, that is not much!

Duanmufei sat back again, continued to look at Duanmuxian, and asked, "Grandfather, what happened later?" ”

Duanmu Xian was stunned, and then realized that the little granddaughter was asking what happened after the official hit the second prince who climbed the wall.

He cleared his throat and continued, at that time, Wang Tingwei was about to leave from the main gate of the house, but those troublesome generals refused to return to Jingzhao Mansion with the officials, and the matter was already big, and the officials couldn't just let people go, so they fought with those generals, and when they fought fiercely, they didn't distinguish between the enemy and me, and even Wang Tingwei was beaten.

The officials didn't dare to arrest the second prince and take him to Jingzhao Mansion, so they let him go, but Wang Tingwei was taken to Jingzhao Mansion with those brawling generals.

Those generals were still unconvinced, and they were still making trouble, and they kept saying that this was the matter of their five military governors' mansions, and it was not the turn of a little Jing Zhaoyin to intervene.

As he spoke, the corners of Duanmu Xian's mouth hooked an arc that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, picked up the Biluochun that his granddaughter had just soaked, and sniffed intoxicated.

Si Yatou is not only good at dividing tea, but also has good tea making skills, whether it is boiling water, scalding cups, washing tea, or making tea...... Every step is just right.

Duanmu Fei was also drinking his freshly brewed Biluochun, revealing a satisfying expression somewhat similar to Duanmu Xian. Good tea.

"Grandfather, where is Wei Guogong?" She asked while drinking tea, and the teacup in her hand was never put down.

The corners of Duanmu Xian's lips curled higher, and he secretly praised the four girls in his heart for seeing the problem really to the point.

He slowly brushed away the floating leaves floating on the tea soup with the tea lid, and said leisurely in a tone that had nothing to do with himself: "When Wei Guogong learned about this, he has already gone to Jingzhao Mansion, and it seems that he still wants to protect those troublesome generals. ”

Duanmu Xian's tone was calm and relaxed, but the shrewd fox eyes were amazingly bright.

Zhiduanmu Xianru Duanmu clearly heard the ridicule in his words, and said with a smile:

"In the final analysis, this matter is the civil strife in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies."

"Maybe Cen Yin wants to kill the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies."

Duanmu Xian said almost at the same time as Duanmu Fei, and after the words fell, the ancestors and grandchildren faced each other, and the room fell silent again.

Duanmu scarlet obediently pursed her lips and smiled at her grandfather, and said in her heart: What is the wish, it is absolute!

She couldn't help but think of the beautiful young man in the red unicorn robe, after Geng Hai "died", after all, it was the turn of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies and the Governor's Mansion of the Patriotic Prince......

Don't think about it, don't think about it.

Duanmufei hurriedly emptied his head again, it's none of his business, just listen to the excitement.

"Grandfather, our family is Wenchen." Duanmu Fei ran out of such a sentence inexplicably.

Duanmu Xian understood what his granddaughter meant, and thought so. That is, the affairs of their military attachés are not under his auxiliary.

The grandparents and grandchildren tacitly served tea and drank tea silently.

Yes, I don't know anything.

If you have time, you might as well have a cup of tea and play chess!

This big and small thought of going together again.

But Duanmuxian didn't want to take care of things, but others didn't let him live in peace, and before he finished drinking this cup of tea, he came to the door by himself.

"Old lady, Xuanwu Marquis asks to see you." The little guy came in a hurry.

The grandparents and grandchildren both put down the teacup in their hands and looked at each other, and the chirping of the little starling "quack" outside became louder, as if he was coming towards this side, Duanmu Fei took the lead and said: "Xuanwuhou is here to ask his grandfather to intercede, right?" ”

The corners of Duanmu Xian's mouth twitched, and his right hand struck twice on the bookcase with a fist, thinking: This surnamed Wang is too eyeless. The matter of Dongchang and the Weiguo Mansion, it's too late for others to hide! Let yourself intercede? I'm not stupid, I'm okay to wade into this troubled water!

Slander is slander, and he still commanded: "Invite people to Chaohui Hall." ”

The little servant responded, and added: "Old lady, Xuanwuhou also brought two girls with him." ”

"......" Duanmu Xian frowned, and his intuition was, could it be that the Wang family still wanted to follow the path of the four girls?

As soon as Duanmu Xian stood up, he heard Duanmu Fei open his mouth and ask the little girl, "Do you know which girl from the Xuanwu Marquis Mansion?" ”

"The fourth girl is the fifth girl and a cousin girl from the Xuanwu Marquis Mansion." The little guy replied truthfully.

Duanmu Xian moved his eyebrows, feeling more and more that his guess was correct.

Duanmu smiled, as if he had heard something interesting, and smiled coquettishly, cutely and slyly, "Grandfather, can you invite Miss Wang Wu and the girl of the Ji family to Zhenqutang?" ”

Duanmu Xian was surprised at first, and then he also showed a little interest. Just now, the little girl didn't mention the cousin's surname at all, it seems that nine times out of ten, the four girls know the cousin girl of the Xuanwu Marquis Mansion.

First, the little maid hurriedly left the study, followed by the grandfather and grandson, but the two of them were much more leisurely.

At this time, it was only halfway through, the sun was setting in the west, and in late August, the scorching air already had the fragrance of osmanthus flowers, which came with the wind.

The rich fragrance of osmanthus wafted throughout the mansion.

When Duanmu Fei came to the Zhenqu Hall at the front of the backyard without hurrying, two beautiful girls were already sitting down, both faces were very familiar, one was probing his brain outside the hall, and the other was drinking tea with his eyes down, calm and relaxed.

When Duanmufei walked to the eaves, Wang Wanru and Ji Lanzhou in the hall got up to greet each other.

"Fourth girl Duanmu." The cousins blessed Duanmu Fei, but Ji Lanzhou still looked soft and weak, and smiled at Duanmu Fei. Smile brightly.

In contrast, Wang Wanru looked cramped and stiff when she looked at it. It was almost impossible to look at Duanmu Fei, and the scenes that happened in the Imperial Garden in the morning were still in front of me......

Duanmu sat down elegantly on the rosewood Taishi chair at the top.

She combed a double screw bun today and wore a pink embroidered hibiscus skirt, which looked very beautiful and cute, but it didn't match the wide Taishi chair, giving people an awkward feeling of a child pretending to be old.

"Two girls, please be seated." Duanmu said with a smile.

Before Duanmu Fei's opening remarks were spoken, Wang Wanru eagerly took the lead in speaking: "Duanmu Fourth Girl, my second brother was tired by someone and imprisoned in Jingzhao Mansion, I heard that the girl was familiar with the master of Dongchang, and asked the girl to help and put my second brother back." ”

If she could, Wang Wanru didn't want to come to Duanmu Fei, after all, they were a little unhappy in the palace in the morning, but after the incident, my father had already gone to Jingzhao Mansion to try to save the second brother Wang Tingwei, but he was prevaricated by Jing Zhaoyin and the mud, saying that if Wang Tingwei was released, I am afraid that those generals would not accept Yunyun.

After returning from Jingzhao Mansion, the Wang family sat together and discussed, Xuanwu Hou felt that this time the matter was related to the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, and the Weiguo Mansion could not be counted on, so he could only try to take the path of the first assistant Duanmuxian.

And speaking of which, the Duanmu family is not only the way to have the first assistant, but also the righteous sister of Lord Cen can give it a try.

Xuanwuhou felt that it was okay to have another way, so he brought Wang Wanru and Ji Lanzhou with him.

Wang Wanru has always disliked begging people, she is the concubine of the Xuanwu Marquis Mansion, and she has always been the only one who begs her, where is she groveling to others.

But even if she didn't want to, for the safety of her second brother Wang Tingwei, she still came to Duanmu Mansion. Besides, even Ji Lanzhou is here, if she doesn't come, what will her grandmother and mother think?!

"......" Duanmufei glanced at Wang Wanru who was at the bottom of the head, and simply picked up the teacup and drank tea by himself. For a person like Wang Wanru who doesn't know how to measure, she will be tired by herself.

"Duanmu Fourth Girl......" Wang Wanru's face was embarrassed as if she had been slapped, and she really wanted to throw off her sleeves and leave.

She glared at Ji Lanzhou, who was sitting opposite her, and wanted to suggest that she should not sit still, however, Ji Lanzhou was drinking tea with her eyes down, and she didn't notice Wang Wanru's eyes at all.

Wang Wanru clenched her fists fiercely, her nails almost pinched into her soft palms, and her emotions were almost out of control, but she finally endured it.

She was about to speak again, when out of the corner of her eye, she saw a slender figure appear outside the hall, walking towards this side without hurry, elegant and sassy, noble and bright.

The seventeen-year-old girl wore a begonia red butterfly peony carved silk gown, in the afterglow of the sunset, the gold silk on the clothing material shone with brilliant golden light, lining the girl's skin like jade, and her spirit was flying.

Of course, Wang Wanru knew this Duanmu Mansion's eldest girl, Duanmujun, and her expression was even stiffer.

Duanmujun quickly entered the Zhenqu Hall under the different eyes of the three girls, greeted the two guests, and then sat down generously, always with a decent smile on the corner of his mouth.

This Duanmu girl is really not an ordinary person...... Also, if she didn't have the means, how could she get past her grandmother and aunt and hold the middle feed in her hands. Wang Wanru said secretly in her heart, but she still stubbornly said what she had said to Duanmu Fei before, and then said, "...... My second brother was innocently implicated, how could he, a scholar, provoke for no reason! ”

Duanmu Jun also knew what kind of character this Fifth Girl Wang was, and said lightly: "Lord Jingzhao Yin Wan has always handled cases impartially, and he will definitely not wronged innocent people. ”

Wang Wanru frowned, secretly annoyed that the two sisters were treacherous, afraid that they were holding grudges and deliberately retaliating.

She couldn't say that Jing Zhaoyin enforced the law unfairly, and tried hard to turn the topic to her second brother, "My second brother is a scholar, pampered and pampered, where has he suffered that kind of hardship, and he is not ...... to provoke and make trouble."