"Then what can I do, that's not fate." Jiang Liuyu was choked by her, and she buckled the silk handkerchief on her hand a little embarrassed, but she was actually a little unconsciously proud when she spoke.

"That's just as well." Xiang Fanhua had heard about Jiang Liuyu and Su Jingye's past before, and she was also very clear and interested in what they had experienced.

Bao Jingshu is as quiet as ever and doesn't like to talk much, so Shang Shanke was replied by Jiang Liuyu's fluttering words, and he didn't know if the few people present knew about it, so he seemed a little cramped.

On the stone table in the water pavilion, the aroma of tea is accompanied by the melodious fragrance in the distance. The conversation was interrupted inexplicably for a while, and when the three of them sat quietly opposite each other and drank tea, a plainly dressed maid walked out of the bamboo corridor not far away.

The maid looked light, and the thin clothes on her body looked at it from a distance and thought it was its true color, but when people approached Jiang Liuyu, she found that it was because she had been cleaned too many times, and it slowly regressed into such a pure and white appearance.

Jiang Liuyu turned her head in shock, and the three of them were all equally surprised. This merchant has really fallen to such a point that he can't even use the maid's clothes in a new one.

Looking at Shang Shanke's body again, although it is half-old and not new, the style is good, and there is no scene, but the pair of pink embroidered shoes hidden on the face under the skirt reveal something invisibly.

The maid walked up to a few people, probably because she didn't know the identities of several people, so she didn't greet them one by one, but she just kept a straight face, looking a little unhappy. Jiang Liuyu was wondering how this person dared to show his face to the master's family, when he heard the maid speak.

"Miss, the lord said that the guests came all the way and told us to be well entertained. But seeing that it is not easy to walk at night, let the lady know some measure. ”

"Also, the embroidery we made last time in someone else's house has not been finished, and the master is afraid that he will miss someone else's time and say that our family has no credit, and I beg the young lady to hurry up."

As soon as the crackling came, he said a long list of words, which confused Jiang Liuyu and Xiang Fanhua, but Bao Jingshu really wanted to understand something.

Shang Shanke's face was as usual, as if he had long been accustomed to this person's attitude.

"Okay, I see, you go down first. No matter what, it's rare for them to come here, and it's not good not to even serve a cup of tea. I'll be there when I'm done with this cup of tea. ”

"Yes." The maid was still that dissatisfied, and she was angry when she saw Jiang Liuyu, so she wanted to stand up and say a few words to Shang Shanke, but fortunately she was stopped by Xiaoyun in time, and Bao Jingshu was comforting below, so she didn't make such a fuss.

"I'm sorry everyone, but I made you laugh." Shang Shanke looked a little depressed, but he still tried to squeeze out a few smiles.

Jiang Liuyu and Xiang Fanhua persuaded each other a few words easily, and then Bao Jingshu came forward. "It's not in the way, who doesn't have a sad heart that can't be humane."

Shang Shanke was stunned for a moment, and then smiled bitterly, "Madame really saw it." ”

"Actually, that's why my father is stubborn and refuses to go back." Hearing this, Jiang Liuyu and Xiang Fanhua were very surprised, only Bao Jingshu had such an expression.

"I have always admired the clear stream of civil officials, the words 'Shinong Industry and Commerce', the readers are at the forefront, and the old saying has also been said that 'everything is inferior, only reading is high'. Mr. Shang is also a descendant of a scholarly family, and naturally he also has a superior consciousness and self-confidence. ”

"So what?" Jiang Liuyu can understand these words, but she doesn't know the meaning of what she said.

The disgraceful fig leaf was lit up, and Shang Shanke's heart moved, and the smile on his face was faintly self-deprecating.

"At the end of the day, it's about saving face." Bao Jingshu rubbed the teacup in her hand, and the thick green tea soup reflected her plain face.

"Scholars value their style and bones, and they think that they are the foundation of human beings in heaven and earth, but I didn't expect that I don't know how the old man Shang's writing is, but this pedantic and hypocritical has learned a first-class good."

Jiang Liuyu only heard the first sentence, but his face twitched, Bao Jingshu pulled out so many words, and the result was to pave the way for such a calm and reasonable sentence.

But when she heard the back, she was shocked, and even the raunchy and informal Xiang Fanhua was the same feeling.

Looking up, the face of the dignified Shang Shanke had begun to gradually turn white, Jiang Liuyu couldn't help but quietly tug Bao Jingshu's sleeve under the table, and at this time, there was no arrogance in front of Master Shang at all.

"Jingshu, you already know the reason, no matter how much you say it gently, just talk to us in private later, what to say in front of others, this is not like what you usually do."

"I have my own opinions, just listen quietly to the princess." Bao Jingshu annoyed her, so she had to cover half of her face with her sleeve and whispered to her. Jiang Liuyu sat back and looked confused with Xiang Fanhua.

"This lady is really vicious, but in reality, it's actually not wrong." Bao Jingshu didn't know what to think of, and sneered in a low voice.

"When my family was wealthy, my father consciously only loved my mother deeply, and after my mother died in childbirth, my father raised me alone for more than ten years. It's a pity that after meeting my stepmother, his many years of perseverance fell short. ”

"My stepmother is beautiful and doesn't look much older than me, but for some reason, she can coax my father into obedience, and she almost estranges me because of her."

"There's nothing strange about this, it's just that the color makes you dizzy, the men in this world are unreliable, as long as you are beautiful and have a mouth of rhetoric, what can't be deceived."

For this kind of topic, Xiang Fanhua always said with an angry face, Jiang Liuyu was anxious, and hurriedly comforted.

"Mrs. Shi is calm, your Lord Shi is no better than others, and he loves you the most. Not everyone is so fond of the new and hates the old. ”

Xiang Fanhua's angry movement was not small, and after Shang Shanke was startled, he felt that he could understand. Bao Jingshu looked at Jiang Liuyu and Xiang Fanhua who were entangled in one place, as well as the silent businessmen on the side, and unconsciously felt that there were really many people with stories in this world.

"Miss Shang, don't blame, please continue." Bao Jingshu smiled and squinted at Shang Shanke, who was the least enthusiastic at the beginning, seemed to have a lot more interest at this time.

Shang Shanke looked at Xiang Fanhua, who was secretly angry, but Bao Jingshu chuckled, "It's okay, it's harmless, they will be quiet in a while." ”

"Hmm." Shang Shanke nodded, and then recalled that period of time was the most helpless period of her life.

After the Kong family and the merchant got married, Kong Yu grew up to the age of a weak crown, and the Kong family gradually declined. Kong Yu had no relatives and came to Yangcheng to join the merchants, and thus accompanied the merchants to grow up.

Later, Kong Yu entered Beijing to take the exam, and then the businessman's steproom also entered the door. The merchant has no children, only a daughter, and the step-room heard that the merchant has a poor and white baby, and now although he has entered Beijing, it is unknown whether he can win.

If you come back in embarrassment, won't you still have to eat and drink in vain at the business? The stepfamily felt so, clamoring to withdraw from the marriage. At that time, Kong Yu was busy preparing for the palace examination, and only heard the news, and before he could leave, the merchant's retirement sticker was delivered.

This stepfamily is also capable, and he actually hooked up with the rich man of the Ma family in Yangcheng, and married his daughter to the Ma family with Shang Shijing. But Shang Shanke heard about the reputation of the Ma family early on, and he didn't want to live or die, and Shang Shijing almost slapped her for her disobedience.

And then he really had no choice, so Shang Shanke asked the old man to wait for a few more years on the grounds that he was still young. During this period, the steproom has been agitating Shang Shijing to discuss the days of marriage, but Shang Shijing has an arrogance and is only willing to wait for the other party to come to the door.

And the Ma family doesn't really want to marry, that is, for the reputation of a scholarly family and the beauty of a businessman, how can they be so attentive. In this way, the two parties dragged on, and the stepfamily couldn't wait to become the mother-in-law of the Ma family after all, and the business was defeated.

Shang Shijing can only read, and he mismanages his family's property, and the old people in the family have either died or returned to their hometowns, and there is no successor to the business.

There is also a black-hearted housekeeper who secretly deceived him into selling the land for cash, and then ran away with the silver, even if Shang Shijing wanted to find someone to chase him, it was out of reach.

After the merchant was defeated, the steproom secretly ran away. Because of this, the Ma family was vague about the marriage contract between the two families, and after a long period of uncertainty, Shang Shijing was sad all day long, but it also allowed Shang Shanke to have a quiet life.

But now, Shang Shanke has grown up, and his appearance is the most beautiful in this radius, Ma Zengtong coveted her beauty, and brought up the marriage contract again, and now Shang Shijing agreed without saying a word.

"A few people may not know, but in fact, my father has heard about Kong Yunzhongju a long time ago." Bao Jingshu curled the corners of her mouth, and her smile was extremely elegant.

"The move of winning the third list is to tell the world, not to mention that we are so close to the capital."

"Ahh Jiang Liuyu pulled Xiang Fanhua with one hand, and couldn't help but sigh, "Then why was he so surprised when we talked about it just now?" ”

"It's just him deceiving himself, trying to maintain the last bit of dignity of his old man." Today's sun is slowly dimming, and the tea in your hand is also quietly getting cooler. Shang Shanke blinked, got up and sat down at the stone table near the railing at the door.

There is a tea set on the coffee table, and there is a small box. Shang Shanke twisted his fingers to open it, and there was a stack of tea cakes lying inside.

"How to treat guests when the tea is cold, I will make a new cup for a few people, and it can be regarded as giving me a reason to steal an empty space, and these dusty past events are also good to explain earlier,"