XVIII (4)

She looked up at him, and when she saw him looking at her with burning eyes, she felt that her heart was suddenly confused, and she said, "I am in love with the son of the enemy, in fact, I have been ...... very early But I haven't forgotten the hatred, I just fell in love with you involuntarily, and it's not my fault, right? ”

Su Huiyi stroked her cheek and said, "I don't need you to forget the hatred, sometimes I am also very conflicted, while thinking about helping you...... On the one hand, I don't want you to live in hatred, I haven't done a good job. Including marrying Fang Yuyan, the old-style marriage is a shackle, I know that she has a hard time pleasing me, at that time Lin Ning said to me, I am too good to you, I will make you the target of public criticism, and become the object of Fang Yuyan's jealousy. But if I don't shelter you, how are you going to live in this Overseer's Palace? ”

His gentle palm rubbed lightly on her cheek, "I know the pros and cons of these trade-offs, Fang Yuyan is not a scheming person, if this matter can be resolved with Hemeimei, it will naturally be happy, if not, I can only abandon her to protect you." After all, she was the one who broke in in the first place, you know? ”

Shen Qiangrose knew that he had made the biggest concession, so she nodded and said, "I know." ”

Because of Chinese New Year's Eve, the Overseer's Mansion has always been unattended, and Su Shengbai led several aunts and wives to play mahjong in the main hall, and the room was full of laughter. When Su Huiyi and the others passed, they saw Su Qingyang and the fourth brother-in-law sitting in the hall chatting, and the female dependents went to the reception room inside.

That Su Fangfei came over early in the morning, and when she saw Shen Qiangrose at this moment, she stepped forward enthusiastically to grab her arm and asked, "I've been so busy lately that I haven't rushed over to see you." How are you, how are you doing? ”

Shen Qiangrose smiled and nodded, "I'm fine." When she looked up, she saw that her second sister-in-law Cheng Jinyu and her fourth sister Su Wanting were there, so she greeted her politely, and Su Fangfei pulled her to the side to sit.

Women's families like to form gangs and factions, although everyone sits in one place and talks and laughs, but they are not in harmony with each other. Su Wanting and Su Fangfei are not from the same mother, and they are inferior to her everywhere, so they don't like her in their hearts, so the chat is only faint, and they only talk to Fang Yuyan affectionately. Su Fangfei looked at her little belly chicken intestines in her eyes, ignored her, and sat aside and talked about all kinds of interesting things about Jinling recently, which made several people laugh.

Shen Qiangrose would look at Cheng Jinyu from time to time, she was wearing quite a grand dress today, and her crimson cheongsam was added, and there was no sense of vulgarity. The faint smearing on the face is the country and the city. Sitting on the sofa, like a freehand beauty picture, people can't take their eyes off.

When Cheng Jinyu saw her coming, he smiled at her kindly, although it was difficult to hide her sickness, she still had a sense of weakness that Xizi held her heart. A few people chatted casually for a few more words, and then they saw the maid come to report that the main hall was passing the meal. Shen Qiangrose walked at the back, and when she went out, a pair of eyes secretly looked at Su Huiyi, and saw that she politely greeted a group of female dependents, but when she looked at Cheng Jinyu, she paused, and said, "Second sister-in-law." ”

Shen Qiangrose was jealous all of a sudden, thinking about all the things in the diary, she only felt that Cheng Jinyu was unrequited in love with him in the past, but now it seems that the two may not be frank and unrestrained. The more she thought about it, the more bored she felt, and this is how a woman's jealousy is, and there is never any reason to talk about it. She deliberately sat on the very edge, Su Huiyi looked at her several times, but she just didn't see it.

Su Shengbai glanced at the dinner table, but he didn't see Su Ziyu alone, he asked, "What about the third child?" ”

The second aunt saw that he was about to get angry, so she hurriedly said, "The third child drank yesterday and is still asleep." ”

"This rebel! Come on, drag him over to me! What day is today, he is also coming to me uncomfortable! Su Shengbai was so angry that he dropped his chopsticks, which frightened everyone into silence. Han Wan'er was closest to him, so he took a kerchief and wiped his cheeks, covered the loss in his eyes, and smiled at Su Shengbai, "Old man, today is Chinese New Year's Eve, don't be so easy to get angry, this big family can look at you, it's so easy for people to be so together, how good is Lele, don't you still have something to say?" ”

When Su Shengbai saw her softly speaking, the anger disappeared. The sixth aunt saw it in her eyes, but she didn't tear the handkerchief in her hand, and stared at Han Wan'er fiercely, she couldn't swallow that breath, and she happened to bump into the face of the second aunt who was hiding a knife in her smile, and her hatred became more and more difficult to dissipate. only felt that her usual scenery had been robbed by Han Wan'er, but seeing that Su Shengbai was here, she had no choice but to hold back.

With Su Shengbai taking the lead, the family said a few auspicious words, lively and lively, and they talked and laughed. Shen Qiangrose sat on the side and said nothing, quietly watching everyone act, only to feel that this family was like singing a big opera. She ate a tasteless meal, and it was easy to stay up until the banquet was over. The stage was set up outside the main hall early, and after everyone in the Su family ate and drank, they gathered outside to listen to the play, because of the rainproof shelter in the courtyard, they didn't feel cold.

Shen Qiangrose sat next to Su Fangfei the whole time, the men didn't like opera, and after dinner, they gathered in the hall to drink tea and chat. On such an occasion, it is not good to leave too early, so Shen Qiangrose had to sit on a chair and barely listen to the opera. This one is sung by the flowing water, and the other one is on the stage. The ladies just chatted enthusiastically, and the chatting was endless.

In a blink of an eye, Cheng Jinyu got up, said a few words to the second aunt, and left. Shen Qiangrose couldn't sit still anymore, so she stroked her forehead, and when Su Fangfei saw this, she asked, "What's wrong?" I forgot that your illness was just right, but don't sit in this tuyere, go back. ”

The second aunt happened to hear it, so she said, "Rose, you go back and rest first." I'm coming over later. ”

Shen Qiangrose nodded and got up to leave.

It was in the afternoon, Jinling was still noisy with firecrackers, the generation in the west of the city was a rich and poor area, so it was very lively, a few children in new cotton clothes in the alley were firing firecrackers, frolicking, and the laughter covered the sound of the firecrackers. A few maids and wives in the small building were busy, Ruan Hongyu stood in front of the window, silently looked at the children, and said after a while: "I didn't dare to set off firearms when I was a child, and it was interesting to think about the New Year when I was a child. ”

She lowered the curtains and said, "I used to think he was unproductive, but now that I think about it, it's really like that." ”

Su Ziyu leaned lazily on the sofa, and when she sighed, she said, "You don't have a family, and our Su family is a big family, so it's not interesting." ”

Ruan Hongyu smiled and walked towards him, "It's a pity that the Su family has a big family, and the third son is a person with a true temperament!" ”

Su Ziyu grabbed her, stroked her long silky hair, and said, "Those who know me, Hongyu also." ”

Ruan Hongyu leaned on his arms and said, "In that case, why don't you marry me home and be an aunt's wife?" ”

"What's the fun of marrying home? Wouldn't it be nice to keep you out there and do whatever you want? Besides, you are also a person who is used to freedom, and you go to the front line without saying hello, are you looking to seduce the seventh child? ”

Su Ziyu hooked her lips and sneered, "It's strange to say that the wind and dust woman is the most ruthless, Hongyu, you are really brave." ”

Ruan Hongyu knew that he came to settle accounts with himself, so he said: "The third prince really wronged me by saying this, I didn't go over this time to do something for the third prince?" I have already greeted the mayor of Wushan Town, he is used to being tricky, and seeing that he can't get benefits from Qishao, he is naturally willing to cooperate with the third prince. ”

Su Ziyu laughed softly, "So, I have to thank you?" ”

Ruan Hongyu saw that he was smiling and not smiling, and knew that he was about to get angry, so she hurriedly said, "What are you angry about the third prince?" ”

Su Ziyu pushed her to the ground and said lightly: "Hongyu, I used to let you follow me, just because I liked you a little clever. I don't care about you about this matter, but if you dare to do things in my name unscrupulously in the future, I will throw you into the lake to feed the fish! ”

Ruan Hongyu was pushed to the ground by him, but she was neither complaining nor angry. It's just that he got up unhurriedly and brushed the hem of the cheongsam, then looked at Su Ziyu and said with a smile: "The lesson of the third prince is that Hongyu will never dare anymore." ”

Su Ziyu knew what she was thinking about, but when it came to this point, he didn't need to say anything, so he got up and took his coat and put it on. Listening to the errand hurriedly followed him out of the small building together, he heard Ruan Hongyu shouting: "This meal is ready, and the third prince is just leaving?" ”

After Shen Qiangrose went back, she took advantage of the headache and lay down until the night, until the maid came to invite her, and she got up and went to the main hall. The night outside was cold and windy, and fireworks had been set off not far away, and the night was colorful. This way over, the lights are bright, she was frightened in the past, and she can't help but be a little panicked when she walks at this moment, and there are a lot of maids and wives around her, and she is a little relieved in her heart.

When I got up to the verandah, I saw Su Huiyi striding over, and when I saw her looking sullen, I asked, "What's wrong?" You've been angry with me since the morning. ”

Shen Qiangrose hindered the maids from being there, so she said, "It's nothing, I'm just a little tired." Why did you come here, is there something going on at the front line? ”

Su Huiyi gathered the cloak on her body and said, "I'm afraid that you will be afraid, so I will come to pick you up." ”

The fireworks burst out in the night, as if a hundred flowers were blooming, the five-colored streamers overlapped, and the fireworks of various colors were spreading, and the stars were dotted, as if in a dream.

Shen Qiangrose smiled and said, "Make a wish." ”

As she spoke, she closed her eyes, folded her hands, and made a wish to the sky. Su Huiyi looked at her silently, the sky was full of moonlight, but after the scarlet, there was still artillery roaring, and there was a lot of smoke. He looked at the end of the canopy, where it was pitch black, and there were lonely stars connected into scattered points of light, and he walked for a long time, wishing that the years would be quiet.