When he returned to the courtyard in the evening, Xinjie insisted that Lian'er practice sword dance. Mother Wu and Mother Liu went home one after another, and only the two of them were left in the yard. Lian'er was already very tired after dancing wildly this afternoon, but Xinjie insisted so much, she was still willing to follow him. She herself sometimes asked herself why she was so willing to obey him, and wanted him to be happy all the time.

When Lian'er lay down exhausted, Xinjie regretted that she had insisted too much, and her hand was shaking a little now after holding the sword for a long time because of her lack of strength. Let a soft hand hold the bow to hold the sword, and he felt a little heartache when he thought about it. He hugged her tightly, "Will you think I'm a little selfish, whether you like it or not, to impose my way of life on you." ”

Lian'er immediately shook her head, "I know you're doing it for my good, didn't you worry too much about what happened to Lan Xin yesterday?" ”

"It's not just Lan Xin, maybe we will one day face people who are much scarier than Lan Xin. Have you ever thought that maybe it is happier to marry an ordinary person and live a peaceful life than to follow me? ”

She thought it was strange today, and tonight he was just holding her, not kissing and touching as usual, and when he said that, she understood what he was saying. She deliberately pressed her body tightly against his, putting her face on his shoulder, "What? Don't want me so soon? At the same time, he reached out and stroked his firm chest. He grabbed her hand: "Don't do this, I won't be able to control it." ”

"Can't control what?" Lian'er deliberately got up again, pressed her upper body against his chest, and she could feel his muscles starting to harden.

"You bad girl."

Lian'er suddenly laughed and sat up. He had been active for the past two days, especially last night, when he had begun to get acquainted with her body, and after making her very emotional, he hung her there and stopped. She's going to have to retaliate tonight, and she knows he's worried about what he's going to do to her. Xinjie had already guessed her intentions from her naughty eyes. This girl is too smart and too difficult. He knew that if he lost her, he would never find someone more desirable than her.

He pulled her back and pressed her underneath, and asked her very seriously, "You're not afraid that I really want you." ”

The smile in Lian'er's eyes gradually receded, revealing infinite tenderness in her eyes. "Yes, I was born to wait for you." .... .....

When Xinjie saw his grandmother again the next day, Lian'er didn't know what to do, and her grandmother asked the people around her to retreat, and then looked at him with a sly smile: "This time it's your daughter-in-law?" ”

Xinjie was very strange: "Grandma, how do you know?" What did Lian'er tell you? ”

"Silly boy, this kind of thing still needs to be said by her, just look at her walking." Xinjie reacted at this time. Last night he knew she had never been, and the pain was unusually high at first, and he was already very careful. But when he woke up this morning, he noticed that she was walking a little strangely.

"Take good care of her, this girl's life is not easy. There's been a lot of going on lately, and after a while, everything is too peaceful, and you're going to do it again. ”

"I understand."

"Alas, your eldest brother doesn't know about this yet, if he does, he will blame me for being a grandmother's partiality. But he's a big man, so he should be able to handle it himself. What's more, in the two years you've been outside, he hasn't made any progress, obviously there is no fate, this kind of thing has to be fate. ”

"Now I have to grieve this girl for a while, this is where grandma can't stand her. When it's over, you're going to have to give her a good name. You have just come back from Beijing, and you should know that it will not be too long, seven or eight months at the earliest, or a year at the latest, and we will probably face a big challenge. "Xinjie knows that this refers to the change of the throne. Today, the emperor's illness is incurable, and he is just dragging his feet. The old lady and grandmother are both from the Wenzhao Houfu back then, and they are extremely proficient in medical science, of course, they know the situation better than ordinary people. Although Yiyi has been made the crown prince, it is still unknown whether it can be replaced normally. Imperial power is too attractive to many people.

"Before that, there is still a lot of work for the two of you to do together, and the tacit understanding between the two of you, as well as the mutual trust and cooperation with your eldest brother, is also the key to the success of things to a large extent. It stands to reason that you should wait until the big event is decided, and then let her marry you, and now I give her to you for many reasons, the most important of which is that Lian'er has a special status, she was not only the queen mother's maid before, but also used to be Yiyi's attendant when he was studying with the princes in the south study. But you must believe that Lian'er in the past was innocent, and she did not hesitate to suffer Yixiang's sword in order to keep this innocence. But this kind of thing is indescribable to outsiders, and grandma is from the past. So Grandma knows that you can only believe that she gave herself to you in its entirety if you have experienced it yourself. In this way, outsiders will not be able to use this to attack her, interfere with your feelings, and thus affect your mood and concentration to do things. "In fact, before last night, the grandmother herself was still worried about this move, although she felt that Lian'er was innocent, but after all, she hadn't really checked it, and it wasn't until Liu's mother came to tell her in the morning that a stone in her heart fell to the ground. After talking to Xinjie yesterday, grandma guessed that Xinjie would definitely go to talk to Lian'er in the evening. This morning, as soon as Lian'er came in, she guessed what was going on, so she asked Liu's mother and Wu's mother to check, and sure enough, Lian'er gave Xinjie a clean slate. That's how she finally made up her mind, and she wanted to point these points out to Xinjie. Although Xinjie is very shrewd, but in this kind of thing, sometimes men are not necessarily really sensible, she has to take precautions in advance, lest he get confused at that time, they actually have a long way to go, and they don't know what they will encounter in front of them.

Xinjie understood what his grandmother was talking about, and he still remembered Lian'er's sad and painful expression last night... The bloodstains like flowers were very eye-catching. He just didn't expect his grandmother to care so much about that. He had already thought of all kinds of possibilities, and he had already been mentally prepared to accept the worst outcome, and he didn't care what Lian'er had in the past, as long as she was his in the future. It's even more abnormal for such a perfect woman to be chased by no one. But he was lucky, and he got the perfect result. Grandma could tell what was going on by the way Lian'er walked, but how could she be sure of which outcome it was? Obviously, one of Wu's mother or Liu's mother found out for her grandmother, so the avoidance of these two mothers in the past two days should also be allowed by grandma.

"Actually, even if you and Lian'er have no personal relationship, the tacit understanding between the two of you is also very important in the future. That's why Akikari didn't let you go, but let you stay here. Before we can deal with the big things, we have to prepare ourselves internally. Let Lian'er check the account of Baicaotang, which is only a small part of it. Xintian has been managing Baicaodo for a long time, and although he is also working hard, people are always weak and paralyzed. Sometimes there are flaws, because after looking at them for a long time, they don't feel that they are flaws, and they leave hidden dangers. You've never interfered in the affairs of Baicaotang over the years, and of course I know that you're here to avoid suspicion. It wasn't a good thing, but this time it turned into your advantage. Because you will be more sensitive than Xintian in this environment, you have been outside for so many years of experience, grandma believes in your vision and ability, I need you to come back with Lian'er to help your eldest brother sort out the affairs of Baicaotang.

At the same time, let Lian'er help you sort out the affairs of Baihuatang. Let her help you tidy up Baihuatang, not that Baihuatang has so many shortcomings like Baicaotang, but because you need to spare more energy to prepare for the big things that may happen in Jingzhong and Jiangnan. Only by letting this girl understand the various situations can I give you comprehensive advice, so that I can rest assured that I will hand over the capital to you.

But before you bring her into Beijing, I don't want to let our opponents know too early that the two of you are already working together, lest they take precautions in advance. So I can only grieve her, I won't care what you do behind closed doors here these few months, but outside, before you take her into Beijing, you still have to keep your distance. ”

At this point, Grandma stopped, walked to her bedside, opened a secret compartment, and took out a booklet with the words "Double Swallows Piercing the Clouds" that Xinjie was very familiar with when he was a child. This is one of the more eccentric ways in the martial arts of the Marquis of Wenzhao in Jiangnan, and not every generation has practiced it. My aunt and uncle had tried before, but soon after it started, my uncle disappeared. Later, his aunt practiced with him. At that time, he was still young, and he used to use this special set of exercises with his aunt to attack and escape the enemy. But since he grew up, he hasn't used it, and one of his aunts has become a monk; Second, in recent years, his martial arts have few opponents in the rivers and lakes, and he no longer needs this kind of thing to escape; Besides, none of his siblings had ever practiced, and he was a loner, and there was no one to cooperate with. And this set of double swallows piercing the clouds is only suitable for mothers, children or couples who can be unusually close, and close practice can be successful. Grandma handed him the book.

"Do you remember this? I know you're worried about Lian'er's safety, do you remember how you and your aunt escaped the entanglement of Jiangshang Jiao's group? Of course, he remembered that Jiang Shangjiao coveted his aunt's beauty and colluded with a kind of water thief to chase and intercept them in the border between the two lakes. At that time, Xinjie was only ten years old, and although his martial arts were already very foundational, his fighting skills and strength were still very weak. The opponent never expected that this pair of aunts and nephews had this set of like swallows piercing the clouds, covering each other, and the seven masters did not stop them. And in this book, in addition to this set of cloud-piercing martial arts, it also explains a lot of hand-to-hand combat, point-to-point meridians, and small ways to escape attacks and restraints. These techniques, when they are learned and taught, need to be practiced on the human body. When he was young, his aunt could teach him by hand. Grandma gave him this, of course, so that he could teach Lian'er. Xinjie remembered that his grandmother just said that there were many reasons for giving him Lian'er, and it is estimated that this is also one of them.

Grandma took out a silk bag from the other pillow and opened it for him. Xinjie took it and opened it, and there was a makeup box inside, which contained a pair of crystal clear jade bracelets, a gold collar with a golden silk phoenix, a set of tortoiseshell headdresses, and a pair of jade earrings. "I know you have a set of jewelry left by your mother, so when you officially get married, you can give it to Lian'er. This was given to me by my mother more than 50 years ago, when I got on the sedan chair, you wait for the guests to disperse at night and then come back and give it back to Lian'er, even if grandma gave her a dowry for you. This made Xinjie a little surprised, this kind of thing should be left by grandma to Tang Lan's wife or Xintian's wife, which shows that grandma has a special importance for Lian'er.

"Child, grandma knows that you are a very conscientious person, but grandma still wants to tell you, you are hot now, but after too long, any couple will be dull. By that time, maybe grandma is too old or no longer there, but you have to remember that Lian'er is an orphan, and you will be her only relative and dependent in this world. ”

Speaking of which, I saw the crescent moon running in with a puff. "Yueyue, what's wrong with you, who are you angry with?"

"Sister Lian, and you."

"How did I provoke you?" Xinjie was confused.

"I just asked Sister Lian to join me and go to dance with Sister Yu and Sister Hua after dinner, but she said that she didn't have time and was going to make fruit wine for her grandmother. When can you pair the fruit wine, why do you have to rush it today? He Liangwei said that the third brother must not want her to dance in public, so Sister Lian is not easy to go. Third brother, is it true? "Xinjie was made to cry and laugh by this little sister, He Liangwei's kid can guess how much he thinks, it's really hateful. But I really wronged him today.

"Xinyue, don't talk nonsense, where can your third brother manage such a thing as Lian'er. I asked her to go with the wine. Tomorrow your cousin Chongyu will go back to Jiangnan, and I want to bring some back to your brother-in-law so that they can taste it. ”

"Then I'll help her now, I'll finish it early, and I'll be able to catch up."

"Just your hairy one, in case the match is not delicious, it's not a delay in the effort, and you have to take it all the way to Jiangnan."

"Grandma, why are you so disdainful of me?"

"Grandma is not optimistic about you, she feels sorry for you, and it is not good to let you play for a while."

"Third brother, don't you feel sorry for Sister Lian?" It was very embarrassing for Xinjie to say a word, but he and his grandmother both knew that it was really not suitable for Lian'er to dance today.

"The third brother is also heartbroken, how about I give you accompaniment?"

That afternoon, Lian'er did go with fruit wine, and her grandmother told her that when she was done, she could go back to her house and rest, and not have to greet guests. As a result, she also missed Xinjie's blowing.

She is grateful to her grandmother for giving her this opportunity. It's not complicated to mix these wines, and you don't necessarily need to be there herself. But she could sit here quietly and watch the servants do it. You don't have to socialize in the hustle and bustle, you can tidy up your mood.

It all happened so fast, she was in a bit of a trance herself. From the first day I met Xinjie, to last night, I gave my whole heart, less than 20 days before and after. She once thought that she had gone through all the vicissitudes of life, and that she had seen too much deceit in the palace, whether it was husband and wife, father and son, brothers, uncles and nephews, or even mother and son, these closest human relationships would often do not hesitate to fight each other for their own selfishness. has seen too much of the ruthlessness between the imperial concubines and concubines, so that she has almost no longing for her feelings and her own life. Even if Xintian has cared about her meticulously in the past two years, she has treated it indifferently. However, she will be tempted by the occasional Xinjie, and she herself does not know why, she does not want to see him depressed and painful, and has always accommodated him and obeyed him. Although she was accustomed to seeing the royal men in the palace, she found that she would also be jealous and upset about him. In Xianyang City, because he didn't return all night, she would be so annoyed that he might go and fool around with those women, and even lose her bearings, so much so that she ran back to Tangzhuang from the city. This loss of control, after she became sensible, had never happened.

The root of this may be that this man is too cute, in the dealings with him, she can clearly feel his kindness, respect for her blind date without extravagance, from his worries yesterday she deeply appreciate his love for her. And this love is manifold. When he first had her body yesterday, she was in great pain, but seeing his kind of care made her feel distressed. And this night also made her truly appreciate the transformation as a woman, fully accepting him physically and mentally, and beginning to attach to him.

She was a person who had died twice, and she knew that life was precious and lovely, but she never thought that her life would be so brilliant. When she first arrived at Tangmen, she had just survived, and she never thought about the future. As she recovered, she began to spend time with her grandmother and take care of this very active old man, and she hoped to be able to spend the rest of her life with her. So she ignores the pursuit of the new heaven. But the appearance of Xinjie made her understand that in addition to being able to take care of her grandmother, she was also able to take care of another lonely man who was half an orphan and half away from the Tang family, even if there was no marriage between each other and no guarantee of the future, she was willing to give everything for him at any time. Maybe it was really owed to him in his previous life. It occurred to her that she had never refused Xinjie's request in the past few days, because he had also made her own life worthwhile while getting her, just as flowers should be more delicate after being washed by rain and dew.

For Lian'er's absence, the most sensitive is Xintian. Although he was not sure if Xinjie had gotten her, he could conclude from the eyes of Xinjie that he occasionally caught him, that his brother was in love with the same woman as him. Xinjie never fought with him for anything, and their relationship has been very good for so many years. Because of his mother's narrow-mindedness, Xinjie exiled himself all the year round, and Xintian sometimes felt sorry for his younger brother. If he could get this woman, he would be happy for his brother, at least he would be able to compensate for the damage his mother had caused him all these years. He can see from Lian'er's care for her grandmother that this woman is kind, delicate and thoughtful. But at the same time, my heart felt empty. He was almost twenty-nine years old, and apart from the physical relationship with the two girls in his early years, he had been very empty mentally and emotionally, until he met Lian'er when he returned to Zhuangzi more than two years ago. Her intelligence and beauty keep him hooked. Although she has been rejecting him for the past two years, he always feels that as long as Lian'er stays in the Tang Gate, he will always get her in time. No matter what gift he gave her, she would only accept what she had eaten, and any valuables would be returned as they were. But soon after she saw Xinjie, she accepted the piano he gave her. Of course, Xintian knows that this kind of thing is worth a lot of money. In other words, she accepted not only Qin, but Xinjie's feelings. This may be fate, no wonder Lian'er, no wonder Xinjie. But he really couldn't erase her. In the past few days, Lian'er has looked more and more bright, especially this morning when he greeted his grandmother, he saw her helping to set breakfast for her grandmother, wearing a red floor-length skirt inside, covered with a white middle skirt of lily brocade, and a blue belt. The red inner skirt was reflected in the white skirt, and the close-fitting cut showed her slender waist and plump breasts, and there was a charm between her eyebrows that he had never seen before, like a peony flower blooming in the morning dew. Such a woman that everyone envies, he is not willing to give up.