It is said that the spring rain is as expensive as oil, and at night, it is drizzling again.

The drizzle, which is densely woven obliquely, naturally cannot make the "crackling" sound that only drizzle and heavy rain have, but is like fog and gas, covering the earth at night in this spring.

"Third Miss, this wedding dress, let the people in the needlework room embroider it, you are in a hurry day and night, and you can't be busy, that pair of mandarin duck pillows, you just embroider it." Rui'er carried a basket of fruits into the house, and when she saw that under the lamp, Lu Fangfei, who couldn't see the joy and sorrow, was busy embroidering the red wedding dress with stitches and threads, and sighed and persuaded.

In fact, it is easy for women to marry for the sake of marrying, and of course, if men marry for the sake of marrying, they are even more at ease. People who don't know how to give happiness to others, even if they are married, are still as selfish as I am.

Lu Fangfei raised her head with a smile, looked at Rui'er, who was worried about herself, and felt warm in her heart, fortunately, there are still people in this world who really treat her......

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Lu Fangfei put down the needle and thread in her hand and the red wedding dress that looked like fire and blood.

Rui'er put the fruit basket in her hand on the table by the window, this table is usually used by Lu Fangfei to read or write something, but now, the books, pen holders, and papers on the table are all gone, only bare, bright and bright with a few scattered embroidery patterns and a few frames of colorful thin lines.

"Third Miss, in fact, you ...... Alas...... "Rui'er vaguely knew some of Lu Fangfei's and Liu Yunyun's private agreements, but now, Lu Fangfei decided to sacrifice herself for the Lu family without hesitation and marry the prince who was destined to linger in the flowers all her life, Rui'er didn't know what to say or how to persuade her.

Seventeen years old, the age of flowers, waiting for the baptism of the years, full of vigor but can't resist wandering and confused, maybe only with tears in laughter, tears in laughter, in order to write this youthful growth......

Lu Fangfei didn't seem to hear Rui'er's words, walked to the window, gently stroked the edged wood at the window lattice, looked at the dim sky outside the window, covered with thick rain, and went out for a long time, before turning her head to look at Rui'er, and said in a low voice, empty and detached:

"Rui'er, my heart is so panicked. Since Yun Yun said something like that to me that day, I have made up my mind to find a smooth road for myself, I have made up my mind, I have made up my mind to make myself comfortable in the future, I have made up my mind, and I have slowly thought about what kind of person I want to find in the future, but thinking about it now, isn't it naïve? Even if I know what kind of person I want to find and what kind of person I want, I can't know who is such a person and who is that kind of family, even if I know it, how can my father and mother fulfill my wishes? They...... They have always been reasonable, and they have always only thought about themselves. ”

Lu Fangfei's voice trembled with a hint of instability, as if she had seen through it, tired of everything in this world, Rui'er was a little stunned, the hand holding the fruit basket shook, and a bamboo thorn slanted into her weak fingers.

Pain is the most sobering way.

When she came back to her senses, Rui'er looked anxious, and persuaded incoherently: "Miss, don't worry, don't be discouraged, you are still young, the days are still long, it's too late, there's nothing too late, the lord and the lady have their plans, it's all normal, people, who doesn't do it for themselves?" Think about it again, it's still too late, it's not like there's no way out outside, it's really not good, just let it go, there are slaves and maids and Sister Qiuyue by your side, what's not going to work, no matter how hard it is, the slaves and maids are all following Miss. ”

"It's too late! It's too late for anything! Lu Fangfei sighed, and said in a low voice: "The Second Highness has already arranged it, in fact, I know, I know, he never thought of marrying me, in fact, this is normal, I understand, I understand, Yunyun is also for my good, I understand." ”

Rui'er's heart suddenly changed, and she looked at Lu Fangfei in amazement, "Third Miss......"

"It's okay, don't panic, I know, I know you are for my good, I know, I don't blame you."

Lu Fangfei said briefly and vaguely, Rui'er blinked, and in a moment, she confirmed the guess in her heart, and suddenly understood, stepped forward a few steps, knelt beside Lu Fangfei's leg with a "bang", raised her head, looked at Lu Fangfei and said seriously but firmly: "Third Miss, since the slave maid followed you, I have decided that you are my master, although the slave and maid do not learn the rules well, but there are also ' Heart's people, know who is good to the slave and maid, know who is good to the master, the slave and the maid will not do those things that are contrary to the master, but please the third lady must believe in the slave and maid, since she came to the Lu Mansion, the second miss of the Liu family told the slave and maid, you must treat you sincerely, and you can't let you suffer. ”

Lu Fangfei bent down, pulled Rui'er up, patted her hand, and comforted: "I know everything I said, look at you, and I'm still excited like this, I know that Yunyun is for my good, and she also talks to me, otherwise, where would I guess that it's you?" Rest assured, I believe in you and have always believed. It's just that I got married...... If something happens, I may not be able to protect you. ”

"Third Miss, the slave and maid follow you, where do you go, where do you go, and where do you go." Rui'er interrupted Lu Fangfei's words and said resolutely.

Lu Fangfei smiled and nodded.

Rui'er looked at Lu Fangfei worriedly and anxiously, Lu Fangfei looked at her, thought about it, and said with a smile and whispered: "Yun Yun said that the two of the Cao family still have to marry into the future prince's mansion, but after all, I am a concubine, and I must have to enter the mansion one step earlier. In terms of the arrangement, although the prince doesn't believe in these very much, but those women's families just don't believe in it, and they will be furious just by looking at it, I think about it, the days to come, will definitely not be smooth, if you still want to follow me, in the future, you have to mention the spirit, Qiuyue's heart is too soft and kind, some things, or have to be handed over to you to do it to be safe. ”

Rui'er's eyes lit up, with Lu Fangfei's words, it could be regarded as a reassuring pill, she squinted her eyes and thought about it carefully, and then laughed, nodded and said: "Third Miss, don't worry, although the slave maid has not been an errand in Liufu, she also knows Xiao Jinzi, and if there is anything in the future, the slave and maid will also go to find Xiao Jinzi." ”

Rui'er relaxed, beckoned Lu Fangfei to eat some fresh fruits, and accompanied Lu Fangfei to talk for a while, and then waited for her to take a bath and go to bed, and then withdrew.

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Liu Wentao, who was far away in Futian Prefecture, stood at the door of the yamen, looking at his son galloping away on horseback, with mixed feelings in his heart.

Liufu is actually going to kiss Jian'an Hou Mansion? Although it is said that the Hou Mansion of Jian'an and the Liu family have a slight marriage connection, but in the end, the identity and status are too far apart, not to mention, this person who climbs relatives is still his eldest daughter? Without! The Marquis of Jian'an Mansion would actually want his eldest daughter to be the wife of the prince?

Fang Ci stood one step behind him, stretched his neck, and looked worriedly at Liu Zhenhan's back on the horse, which was much taller, until he turned a corner and could no longer see it, then withdrew his neck, turned his head slightly to look at Liu Wentao, and said in a panic: "Master, how is this good?" ”

Liu Wentao sighed, turned around, patted Fang Ci's back gently, took her to the backyard of the yamen, and comforted: "Don't worry about it first, wait for Zhenhan to go back and see, what happened, let's count it again, now it is definitely inappropriate to openly refute the emperor's face, alas...... I don't know what Ting girl is...... Why did you get the blue eyes of Mrs. Jian'anhou? ”

Fang Ci understands women better than Liu Wentao, if it is Mrs. Jian'an Hou who has taken a fancy to Liu Tingting, it is absolutely impossible to move the emperor's big Buddha to lead the marriage line, but Liu Wentao has an old-fashioned thinking, always emphasizing the marriage of children, almost all of them are the housewife's affairs, and the men are outside, especially the Marquis of Jian'an, not to mention the busy official business, and now he is responsible for the "spring water control", how can he have the leisure to manage the marriage of his children? What's more, Ting Yatou has not yet reached the age of the girl, and in terms of age, she is not a woman of the right age worthy of the prince of Jian'an Hou, so it must be Mrs. Jian'an Hou who fell in love with Ting Yatou, so she had this matter of marriage.

Fang Ci, who couldn't speak, wrinkled her brows, frowning, she was only worried about Aunt Yan now, Aunt Yan had been serving her since she was a child, and her temperament was the most understandable, but now, she was thousands of miles away, and she couldn't go back to comfort her, she only hoped that Liu Zhenhan would go back and treat her to comfort Aunt Yan for a moment or two.

Regardless of the wind and rain, Liu Zhenhan, who had been galloping for more than ten days, rushed into the city gate before the city gate was closed.

Lu Fangfei embroidered the mandarin duck pillow for a long time, and under the repeated urging of Rui'er and Qiuyue, she put down the needle and thread, washed and went to bed.

In a daze, Lu Fangfei was awakened by a familiar birdsong, sat up with a "whew", and looked at the figure in black standing beside her bed in astonishment, those incomparably shining deep eyes were the eyes that she could dream of almost every night.

Lu Fangfei didn't scream, because she found that her throat seemed to be choked and she couldn't make a sound.

In the dark, the bed curtain hung quietly, and Lu Fangfei sat upright, looking at these eyes that were both familiar and unfamiliar, as if she wanted to suck herself in.

Liu Zhenhan didn't know why he sneaked to Lu Mansion secretly, and why he didn't care about the fatigue of his body, he just wanted to take a look at Lu Fangfei, at this time, one was standing, the other was sitting, and she looked at her silently, Liu Zhenhan only felt as if he had missed a few beats in his heart, panicked, sour, and vaguely had a sweet feeling of jumping out of his throat.

touched the brocade covered on his face, and said in a hoarse voice: "You, do you really want to marry the prince?" ”

Lu Fangfei didn't know how to face the strange man in front of her, and she didn't know what she should do at this time, after all, in secular morality, an unmarried but engaged woman should not have a private meeting with a strange man in the middle of the night.

However, she couldn't tell clearly, this eye was her confusion for many days, and it was a mystery that she couldn't solve in her heart, and she didn't want to let go of this opportunity to solve the confusion.

Lu Fangfei lightly opened her thin lips, nervous but calm, "You drink saliva first." ”

Liu Zhenhan watched Lu Fangfei pick up the robe hanging on the hanger and drape it on his body, then lifted the quilt, got up, put on his shoes, got out of bed, walked to the couch to the side and picked up a kettle, poured a glass of water into the cup, walked into himself with the cup, looked at his eyes, and said a little apologetically: "The water is a little cold." ”

"It's okay." Liu Zhenhan took the cup in Lu Fangfei's hand, raised his head and drank it all, moistened his throat, only to realize that he was really thirsty, Liu Zhenhan was not polite, walked to the side of the couch, poured water while drinking, drank seven or eight cups of water, and the astringency in his throat eased a little.

"Who are you?" Lu Fangfei sat on the couch, looked at Liu Zhenhan who put down the cup, and asked in a low voice.

Liu Zhenhan had already ripped off the black brocade silk veil that was covered with a tie, and stood with his head hanging for a moment before he suddenly looked up at Lu Fangfei and asked, "Do you really want to marry that prince?" ”

Lu Fangfei was stunned for a moment, and nodded sadly.

"Why? Didn't my sister arrange it for you? Why would you still marry him? Liu Zhenhan tried his best to lower his voice, but he could still hear the anxiety in his words.

"My sister" Lu Fangfei instantly understood Liu Zhenhan's identity, looked at him and confirmed: "You are Yunyun's brother?" ”

Liu Zhenhan said "um", which can be regarded as admitting his identity, "I am her second brother, born to her aunt." That is what it means to be a concubine.

Liu Zhenhan has never felt inferior to his concubine status, but in front of Lu Fangfei, this inferiority complex involuntarily crawled out of his heart.

"You sit down first." Lu Fangfei smiled and let Liu Zhenhan sit opposite her, and there was only a couch between the two, "Yun Yun told me about you, saying that you are from Aunt Sun, and you have practiced kung fu well since you were a child, and you look good, Yun Yun said that she thought that Aunt Sun in the family was beautiful, and said that you are better than the blue." ”

Liu Zhenhan sat down and listened to the movement outside with his ears pricked up, "Yunyun is good to us, very good!" ”

"You ......"

"You ......"

After a moment of silence, the two of them spoke at the same time.

Lu Fangfei smiled, helplessly but stubbornly: "I know the reason why you came, it was Yunyun who asked you to come, right?" Don't worry, since I, Lu Fangfei, have made up my mind, I will never regret it! ”

Liu Zhenhan hurriedly retorted: "I'm here today, Yunyun doesn't know, I ...... I just want to know how you're doing, I ......."

Lu Fangfei was surprised, blinked, a trace of warmth appeared on her soft face, she breathed a long sigh of relief, and said gently: "I know what you mean, I don't blame you for what happened last time, I don't blame Yunyun, I can only blame my father, I don't know how thick the sky is...... You are all helping me and our family, and I am not an ignorant person. ”

"What if I take you away?" Liu Zhenhan said abruptly, straightforward and direct.

Lu Fangfei was stunned, "You...... You don't need to take such a big risk......"

"I'm serious, I'm sincere, I can take you away, you don't have to marry the prince, and you don't have to worry about the Lu Mansion, they will definitely arrange it for you, you ...... You have to think about yourself. After a pause, Liu Zhenhan seemed to have made up his mind, "I will be good to you, in the future, the two of us will have a good life, and we will definitely be able to live well." As long as you don't dislike me......"

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Liu Zhenhan went back to the inn in a trance, he didn't dare to go back to Liufu directly, this hour, going back must make the people in the mansion get up in shock, don't say that he can't sleep well, he has to worry.

Sitting alone on a chair in the inn room, rubbing his eyebrows with his right hand, his sorrow lingering for a long time.

"I understand your kindness, the current Lu Mansion can't all rely on my father and eldest brother, they ......" Lu Fangfei shook her head with a light smile, which has been deeply imprinted in Liu Zhenhan's mind.

At dawn the next day, Liu Zhenhan walked from the city gate again with a few guards, and then went back to Liufu directly. The person who delivered the letter yesterday just sent Liu Wentao's letter, why did the child arrive in Jinjing City today?

Aunt Yan was busy talking, and hurriedly ordered someone to notify Liu Yunyun and Liu Tingting, and Aunt Sun took the lead in striding out of the flower hall and rushed to the second gate along the hand-copying verandah.

Liu Zhenhan was dressed in a gray robe, got off the horse and threw the reins to the little maid, turned his head and saw his aunt coming quickly towards him, and hurriedly greeted him, regardless of whether there were stones on the stone road in the garden, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Aunt Sun, "Auntie, my son is back." ”

Before Aunt Sun could say anything, the tears fell first, and she couldn't stop fluttering.

"You dead boy!" Aunt Sun choked up and laughed, slapped Liu Zhenhan for a while, and then helped him up, "Why are you running so quickly on the road?" I just received a letter from a master yesterday, and you arrived today? ”

"Hehe, didn't I miss you? Homesick children are anxious, aren't they? Liu Zhenhan grinned.

Aunt Sun looked up at her son carefully, he was dark, taller, and looked much more mature, and stubble also grew on his blue chin.

Aunt Yan brought Liu Tingting and Liu Yunyun to greet her, looking at Liu Zhenhan's skin that had darkened a lot, tears also fell, "Why did the second young master lose so much weight?" Are you suffering outside? ”

Liu Zhenhan looked at Sister Liu Yunyun from afar, nodded, and then looked at Aunt Yan with a smile and said: "What my aunt said is different from my aunt, my aunt will beat me first when she sees me, or Aunt Yan is better, she feels sorry for me." ”

Aunt Yan had tears on her face, and her distressed expression had not been contained, she was amused by Liu Zhenhan, "Nonsense! He turned his head to look at Aunt Sun and said, "Don't be in a hurry to teach a lesson, let the child go into the house to rest first, I'm tired all the way." ”

Liu Yunyun stepped forward and took Liu Zhenhan's arm and shook it: "Second brother, do you have any gifts for me, my sister and my sister?" ”

A few people walked to the backyard of Liufu, Liu Zhenhan spread his hands and said, "I didn't bring it, what's wrong?" You're going to have to cry to me, too? ”